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1rung — [1] ► NOUN 1) a horizontal support on a ladder for a person s foot. 2) a strengthening crosspiece in the structure of a chair. 3) a level in a hierarchical structure. ORIGIN Old English …
2rung — rung1 [ruŋ] n. [ME rong < OE hrung, staff, rod, pole, akin to Ger runge; for prob. IE base see RING2] 1. any sturdy stick, bar, or rod, esp. a rounded one, used as a crossbar, support, etc.; specif., a) any of the crosspieces constituting the… …
3rung — [[t]rʌ̱ŋ[/t]] rungs 1) Rung is the past participle of ring. 2) N COUNT 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. 3) N COUNT: with supp If you reach a… …
4Rung (album) — Infobox Album Name = Rung Type = Album Artist = Hadiqa Kiyani Released = 2002 Recorded = Genre = Pop Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Rung Next album = Rung is an album released by the Pakistani pop singer, Hadiqa… …
5rung on the ladder — the [first/highest/next etc.] rung on the ladder the first, highest, next etc. position, especially in society or in a job. In our society, a nurse is hardly on the same rung of the ladder as a judge. President of the Union at Oxford University… …
6rung — I. /rʌŋ / (say rung) verb 1. past participle of ring2. –adjective 2. (of a tree) ringbarked. II. /rʌŋ / (say rung) noun 1. one of the rounded crosspieces forming the steps of a ladder. 2. a rounded or shaped piece fixed horizontally, for… …
7rung — rung1 /rung/, v. pt. and pp. of ring2. rung2 rungless, adj. /rung/, n. 1. one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder. 2. a rounded or shaped piece fixed horizontally, for strengthening purposes, as between the legs of… …
8rung — I [[t]rʌŋ[/t]] v. pt. and pp. of ring II II rung [[t]rʌŋ[/t]] n. 1) bui one of the crosspieces, usu. rounded, forming the steps of a ladder 2) bui a rounded or shaped piece fixed horizontally, for strengthening purposes, as between the legs of a… …
9rung — rʌŋ n. horizontal step on a ladder; degree, level rɪŋ n. sound of a bell; telephone call; circle of metal worn on the finger; circle; circular object or course; tone, sound; group of people engaged in a particular activity; enclosed area for… …
10rung — rung1 noun 1》 a horizontal support on a ladder for a person s foot. ↘a strengthening crosspiece in the structure of a chair. 2》 a level in a hierarchical structure. Derivatives runged adjective rungless adjective Origin OE hrung. rung2 past… …
