RUNG
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Example

She missed a rung and slipped halfway down the ladder.

Definition

A step of a ladder.

  • A crosspiece between the legs of a chair.

A level or position in a hierarchy or career.

A floor timber in a ship.

  • A cart stake, spar, or heavy staff.
  • A radial handle projecting from a steering wheel.
  • A pin or trundle of a lantern wheel.

Past participle of ring (esp. of a bell).

  • Nonstandard simple past of ring.

Of a pig: having a ring through the nose.