Ladder
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Ladder
Noun
- A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
- A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
- The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
- A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
- A sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
Verb
- To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
- To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
- Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
"Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!"
- To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
- To corruptly coerce a convicted offender to admit to offences to be taken into consideration which they do not actually believe they committed, as a way to artificially increase the rate of solved crimes.
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