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- Dictionaryrung/rʌŋ/
noun
- 1. a horizontal support on a ladder for a person's foot.
- 2. a strengthening crosspiece in the structure of a chair.
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1. a. : a rounded crosspiece between the legs of a chair. b. : one of the crosspieces of a ladder. 2. Scotland : a heavy staff or cudgel. 3. : a spoke of a wheel. 4. : a level in a hierarchy. rise a few rungs on the social scale H. W. Van Loon. Synonyms. Noun. degree. echelon. footing.
rung noun [C] (STEP) any of the short bars that form the steps of a ladder (= a device used for climbing), or fig. a level or stage of progress: fig. Community colleges occupy the lower rung of the state’s higher education system.
Rung is the past participle of ring 1. The rungs on a ladder are the wooden or metal bars that form the steps. I swung myself onto the ladder and felt for the next rung. If you reach a particular rung in your career, in an organization, or in a process, you reach that level in it.
noun. one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder. a rounded or shaped piece fixed horizontally, for strengthening purposes, as between the legs of a chair. a spoke of a wheel. a stout stick, rod, or bar, especially one of rounded section, forming a piece in something framed or constructed.
A rung is one of the horizontal steps of a ladder. You should never stand on the very top rung of a ladder — it can be dangerous! From the literal ladder definition of rung, a place to put your foot (or hand) as you climb up, comes the metaphorical meaning of "a level."
1. A rod or bar forming a step of a ladder. 2. A crosspiece between the legs of a chair. 3. The spoke in a wheel. 4. Nautical One of the spokes or handles on a ship's wheel. 5. A level or degree in a hierarchy: a middle manager awaiting a promotion to the next rung. [Middle English, from Old English hrung .] rung 2. (rŭng) v.
noun. /rʌŋ/ one of the bars that forms a step in a ladder. He put his foot on the bottom rung to keep the ladder steady. She climbed the last few rungs of the ladder. (figurative) to get a foot on the bottom rung of the career ladder. (figurative) She was a few rungs above him on the social ladder. Word Origin. Join us.
noun. rungs. Any sturdy stick, bar, or rod, esp. a rounded one, used as a crossbar, support, etc. Webster's New World. A rod or bar forming a step of a ladder. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A crosspiece between the legs of a chair. American Heritage. Similar definitions. The spoke in a wheel. American Heritage. A cudgel.
From Longman Business Dictionary rung rung / rʌŋ / noun [countable usually singular] HUMAN RESOURCES a particular level or position in an organization or system She is already on the highest rung of the salary scale.
Building a stout stick, rod, or bar, esp. one of rounded section, forming a piece in something framed or constructed. a stage in a scale, level in a hierarchy, etc.; degree: He rose a few rungs in the company. bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hrung; cognate with Gothic hrunga rod, German Runge. rung′less, adj.
