Meaning & Definition of Ladder in English
English⟶
Ladder
/lædər/
noun
1. Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs
- For climbing up or down
synonym:
- ladder
2. Ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
- "He climbed the career ladder"
synonym:
- ladder
3. A row of unravelled stitches
- "She got a run in her stocking"
synonym:
- run,
- ladder,
- ravel
verb
1. Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- "Her nylons were running"
synonym:
- ladder,
- run
Examples of using
He told his son to get down from the ladder.
Tom went up the ladder to pick some apples.
Tom wondered how fast Mary could climb a ladder.