rung

rung ¹  (rng)

n.

1. A rod or bar forming a step of a ladder.

2. A crosspiece between the legs of a chair.

3. The spoke in a wheel.

4. Nautical One of the spokes or handles on a ship's wheel.

5. A level or degree in a hierarchy: a middle manager awaiting a promotion to the next rung.

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[Middle English, from Old English hrung.]

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rung ²  (rng)

v.

Past participle of ring².

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rung¹

n

1. one of the bars or rods that form the steps of a ladder

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a crosspiece between the legs of a chair, etc.

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a spoke on a ship's wheel or a handle projecting from the periphery

4. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) Dialect a cudgel or staff

[Old English hrung; related to Old High German runga, Gothic hrugga]

rungless  adj

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rung²

vb

the past participle of ring²

Usage: See at ring²

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rung - a crosspiece between the legs of a chair stave, round crosspiece - a transverse brace folding chair - a chair that can be folded flat for storage feeding chair, highchair - a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray rocking chair, rocker - a chair mounted on rockers side chair, straight chair - a straight-backed chair without arms
	2.	rung - one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder rundle, spoke crosspiece - a transverse brace ladder - steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

Translations

rung¹ [rʌŋ] N → escalón m, peldaño m

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rung [ˈrʌŋ]

pp of ring

n

[ladder] → barreau m

(in hierarchy) → échelon m
the top rung of society → l'échelon supérieur de la société
the first rung of the property ladder → le premier degré de l'échelle de la propriété
run-in [ˈrʌnɪn] n (= quarrel) → prise f de bec
to have a run-in with sb → avoir maille à partir avec qn
to have a run-in with the law → avoir maille à partir avec la loi

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rung²

n (of ladder, also fig) → Sprosse f; (of chair) → Querstab m

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rung¹ [rʌŋ] n (of ladder) → piolo; (of chair) → traversa

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rung¹ [rʌŋ] n (of ladder) → piolo; (of chair) → traversa

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rung ring

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rung¹

n rung [raŋ]

a step on a ladder a missing rung. sport دَرَجَة سُلَّم стъпало příčka trin die Sprosse σκαλοπάτι escalón redelipulk پله نردبان puola barreau שְלָב अंगूठी prečka ljestava létrafok anak tangga stigarim piolo, gradino はしごの段 (사닥다리의) 가로장 skersinis, pakopa redeļkāpņu pakāpiens anak tangga sport trinn szczebel degrau treaptă ступенька priečka klin prečaga pinne, steg ก้าวขึ้นบันได seyyar merdiven basamağı 梯子的橫檔 східець чи щабель драбини پاءیدان bậc thang 梯级（阶）