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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rung1 /rʌŋ/USA pronunciation v. - pt. and pp. of ring2.
rung2 /rʌŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildingone of the crosspieces forming the steps of a ladder.
- Buildinga shaped piece attached to something horizontally for strength, as between the legs of a chair.
- a level or degree, as in a business, organization, etc.:moving up the rungs of responsibility within the Army.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rung1 (rung),USA pronunciation v. - pt. and pp. of ring 2.
rung2 (rung),USA pronunciation n. - Buildingone of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- Buildinga rounded or shaped piece fixed horizontally, for strengthening purposes, as between the legs of a chair.
- a spoke of a wheel.
- Buildinga stout stick, rod, or bar, esp. one of rounded section, forming a piece in something framed or constructed.
- a stage in a scale, level in a hierarchy, etc.;
degree:He rose a few rungs in the company.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hrung; cognate with Gothic hrunga rod, German Runge
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