ladder

lad·der  (ldr)

n.

1.

a. An often portable structure consisting of two long sides crossed by parallel rungs, used to climb up and down.

b. Something that resembles this device, especially a run in a stocking.

2.

a. A means of ascent and descent: ascending the social ladder.

b. A series of ranked stages or levels: high on the executive ladder.

intr.v. lad·dered, lad·der·ing, lad·ders

To run, as a stocking does.

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[Middle English, from Old English hlder; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

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ladder

Noun

1. a portable frame consisting of two long parallel supports connected by steps, for climbing up or down

2. any system thought of as having a series of ascending stages: the career ladder

3. Chiefly Brit a line of connected stitches that have come undone in tights or stockings

Verb

Chiefly Brit to have or cause to have a line of undone stitches [Old English hlǣdder]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ladder - steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down articulated ladder - a ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are held together by joints that can lock in place extension ladder - a ladder whose length can be extended jack ladder, pilot ladder, Jacob's ladder - (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps monkey ladder - a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship rope ladder - a ladder with side pieces of rope rundle, rung, spoke - one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder scaling ladder - a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack) sea ladder, sea steps - (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard stairs, steps - a flight of stairs or a flight of steps step ladder, stepladder - a folding portable ladder hinged at the top
	2.	ladder - ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder" degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
	3.	ladder - a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" ravel, run damage, impairment, harm - the occurrence of a change for the worse
Verb	1.	ladder - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" run unravel, run - become undone; "the sweater unraveled" come apart, break, split up, fall apart, separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

Translations

ladder [ˈlædəʳ] n → escalera (de mano);

(BRIT) (in tights) → carrera

vt (BRIT) [+ tights]; hacer una carrera en

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ladder [ˈlædəʳ] n → échelle f;

(Brit) (in tights) → maille filée

vt, vi (Brit) [tights] → filer

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ladder [ˈlædəʳ] n (also fig) → Leiter f;

(Brit) (in tights) → Laufmasche f

vt (Brit) → Laufmaschen bekommen in +dat

vi (Brit) → Laufmaschen bekommen

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ladder [ˈlædəʳ] n → scala;

(BRIT) (in tights) → smagliatura

vt → smagliare

vi → smagliarsi

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ladder

n ladder [ˈlӕdə]

1 a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success. leer سُلَّم подвижна стълба žebřík, žebříček stige die Leiter σκάλα escalera (de mano) redel نردبان tikapuut échelle סוּלָם सीढी़ ljestve létra tangga stigi scala はしご 사닥다리 kopėčios, laipteliai, trapas (pieslienamās) kāpnes tangga ladder stige drabina escada scară лестница rebrík lestev stepenica stege บันได el merdiveni, seyyar merdiven 梯子 драбина سیڑھی cái thang 梯子

2 (Americanrun) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric. leer تَنْسيل طولي في جوارِب النِّساء бримка puštěné oko maske, der er løbet die Laufmasche πόντος (π.χ. σε καλσόν) carrera mahajooksnud sukasilm دررفتگی جوراب silmäpako échelle “רַכֶּבֶת” खाली घर spuštena očica lefutó szem (a harisnyán) cacat pada rajutan dsb lykkjufall smagliatura 伝線 (스타킹 등의) 올 풀림 nubėgusi akis noiruši valdziņi (zeķei u.tml.) bahagian yang carik ladder raknet maske oczko malha caída спустившаяся петля pustené očko spuščena zanka na nogavici ispuštena petlja maska ลุ่ย çorap kaçığı, kaçık (襪子等的)抽絲 затяжка جرابوں کا دھاگا نکلنے سے ادھڑنے کے نشان lỗi trong chiếc bít tất do đan 长统袜子上的抽丝

v

to (cause to) develop such a flaw I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily. leer يُنسِل الخَيط пускам бримка pustit oko løbe Laufmaschen bekommen μου φεύγει πόντος (π.χ. σε καλσόν) hacerse una carrera sukasilma jooksma tõmbama, maha jooksma در رفتن جوراب saada silmäpako filer לַעֲשוֹת “רַכֶּבֶת” सीढ़ी बनाना spustiti očice leszalad a szem membuat cacat gera/fá lykkjufall smagliare, smagliarsi 伝線する (스타킹이) 올이 풀리다; (스타킹의) 올이 풀리게 하다 suplėšyti, paleisti akį (par valdziņiem) noirt tercarik een ladder maken, ladderen rakne podrzeć, puszczać oczka cair uma malha рвать(ся), поехать pustiť očko strgati (se) pocepati få en maska på แต่ง çorabı kaçmak (使)抽絲 зробити затяжку دھاگے ادھڑنے سے لمبا نشان بن جانا có kẽ hở 发生抽丝现象, 袜子抽丝