Definition of 'rung'
Word forms: plural rungs
3. countable noun
If you reach a particular rung in your career, in an organization, or in a process, you reach that level in it.
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rung in British English 1
noun
2.
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Derived forms
rungless (ˈrungless) adjective
Word origin
Old English hrung; related to Old High German runga, Gothic hruggarung in American English 1
noun
1.
; specif.,
a.
any of the crosspieces constituting the steps of a ladder
b.
a supporting crosspiece, as between the legs of a chair
2.
3. Scottish
a cudgel
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rung in American English 2
verb intransitive, verb transitive
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