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- Dictionaryrung/rʌŋ/
noun
- 1. a horizontal support on a ladder for a person's foot.
- 2. a strengthening crosspiece in the structure of a chair.
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rung noun [C] (STEP) any of the short bars that form the steps of a ladder (= a device used for climbing), or fig. a level or stage of progress: fig. Community colleges occupy the lower rung of the state’s higher education system.
1. a. : a rounded crosspiece between the legs of a chair. b. : one of the crosspieces of a ladder. 2. Scotland : a heavy staff or cudgel. 3. : a spoke of a wheel. 4. : a level in a hierarchy. rise a few rungs on the social scale H. W. Van Loon. Synonyms. Noun. degree. echelon. footing. level. place. position. ranking. reach (es) situation.
Rung is the past participle of ring 1. 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. If you reach a particular rung in your career, in an organization, or in a process, you reach that level in it.
1. one of the crosspieces, usu. rounded, forming the steps of a ladder. 2. a rounded or shaped piece fixed horizontally, for strengthening purposes, as between the legs of a chair. 3. a spoke of a wheel. 4. a level or degree, as in a hierarchy.
A rung is one of the horizontal steps of a ladder. You should never stand on the very top rung of a ladder — it can be dangerous! From the literal ladder definition of rung, a place to put your foot (or hand) as you climb up, comes the metaphorical meaning of "a level."
noun. one of the bars or rods that form the steps of a ladder. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair, etc. nautical a spoke on a ship's wheel or a handle projecting from the periphery. dialect. a cudgel or staff.
RUNG meaning: 1. one of the horizontal parts across a ladder (= structure for climbing up) 2. past participle of…. Learn more.
