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English noun: ladder | |||
| 1. | ladder (artifact) steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stairs, steps | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | articulated ladder, extension ladder, jack ladder, Jacob's ladder, monkey ladder, pilot ladder, rope ladder, scaling ladder, sea ladder, sea steps, step ladder, stepladder | ||
| Part holonym | rundle, rung, spoke | ||
| 2. | ladder (state) ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress | ||
| Samples | He climbed the career ladder. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degree, level, point, stage | ||
| 3. | ladder (event) a row of unravelled stitches | ||
| Samples | She got a run in her stocking. | ||
| Synonyms | ravel, run | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | damage, harm, impairment | ||
English verb: ladder | |||
| 1. | ladder (change) come unraveled or undone as if by snagging | ||
| Samples | Her nylons were running. | ||
| Synonyms | run | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up | ||
| Verb group | run, unravel | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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