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Definition ladder

Etymology

From Middle English ladder, laddre, from Old English hl?der, from Proto-Germanic *hlaidrij? (compare Scots ledder, North Frisian ladder, Saterland Frisian Laadere, West Frisian ljedder, Dutch ladder, leer, German Leiter), from Proto-Indo-European *?leytro (compare Old Irish clithar (“hedge”), Umbrian [script needed] (kletram, “stretcher”)), from Proto-Indo-European *?ley- (“to lean”). See lean, which is related to lid.

Noun

ladder (plural ladders)

1. A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
2. (figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
3. (figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
4. (chiefly Britain) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
5. In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.

Verb

ladder (third-person singular simple present ladders, present participle laddering, simple past and past participle laddered)

1. To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
2. (chiefly firefighting) To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
3. Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.

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