LADDER

Pronunciation (US):

• LADDER (noun)
  The noun LADDER has 3 senses:

1. steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
2. ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
3. a row of unravelled stitches

  Familiarity information: LADDER used as a noun is uncommon.

• LADDER (verb)
  The verb LADDER has 1 sense:

1. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

  Familiarity information: LADDER used as a verb is very rare.

• LADDER (noun)

Meaning:

Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ladder" is a kind of...):

stairs; steps (a flight of stairs or a flight of steps)

Meronyms (parts of "ladder"):

rundle; rung; spoke (one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ladder"):

extension ladder (a ladder whose length can be extended)

jack ladder; Jacob's ladder; pilot ladder ((nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps)

monkey ladder (a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship)

rope ladder (a ladder with side pieces of rope)

scaling ladder (a ladder used to scale the walls in an attack)

sea ladder; sea steps ((nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard)

step ladder; stepladder (a folding portable ladder hinged at the top)

Meaning:

Ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

he climbed the career ladder

Hypernyms ("ladder" is a kind of...):

degree; level; point; stage (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process)

Meaning:

A row of unravelled stitches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

ravel; ladder; run

Context example:

she got a run in her stocking

Hypernyms ("ladder" is a kind of...):

damage; harm; impairment (the occurrence of a change for the worse)

• LADDER (verb)

Meaning:

Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

ladder; run

Context example:

Her nylons were running

Hypernyms (to "ladder" is one way to...):

break; come apart; fall apart; separate; split up (become separated into pieces or fragments)

Sentence frame:

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