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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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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.
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.
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 crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder. a rounded or shaped piece fixed horizontally, for strengthening purposes, as between the legs of a chair. a spoke of a wheel. a stout stick, rod, or bar, especially one of rounded section, forming a piece in something framed or constructed.
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.
Definition of rung noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
