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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.
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."
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.
noun. /rʌŋ/. /rʌŋ/. one of the bars that forms a step in a ladder. He put his foot on the bottom rung to keep the ladder steady. She climbed the last few rungs of the ladder. (figurative) to get a foot on the bottom rung of the career ladder.
Rung definition: simple past tense and past participle of ring2. . See examples of RUNG used in a sentence.
RUNG definition: 1. one of the horizontal parts across a ladder (= structure for climbing up) 2. past participle of…. Learn more.
Rung Definition. rŭng. rungs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. rungs. Any sturdy stick, bar, or rod, esp. a rounded one, used as a crossbar, support, etc. Webster's New World. A rod or bar forming a step of a ladder. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
Jewelry a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, esp. one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc. anything having the form of such a band: a napkin ring; a smoke ring.
