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rung

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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.

[Middle English, from Old English hrung.]

rung 2  (rng)
v.
Past participle of ring2.

rung 1
Noun
1. one of the bars forming the steps of a ladder
2. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [Old English hrung]

rung 2
Verb
the past participle of ring1
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rungrung - a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
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
crosspiece - a transverse brace
ladder - steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
Translations
rung [rʌŋ] pp of ring
n [of ladder] → escalón m; peldaño

rung [rʌŋ] pp of ring
n [of ladder] → barreau m

rung [rʌŋ] pp of ring
n (also fig) → Sprosse f

rung [rʌŋ] pp of ring
n [of ladder] → piolo

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 (사다리의) 가로장, 단 skersinis, pakopa redeļkāpņu pakāpiens anak tangga sport trinn szczebel degrau treaptă ступенька priečka klin prečaga pinne, steg ก้าวขึ้นบันได seyyar merdiven basamağı 梯級(階) східець чи щабель драбини پاءیدان bậc thang (阶)


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Fire-flies hung in bright clusters on the dewy leaves, that waved in the cool night-wind; and the flowers stood gazing, in very wonder, at the little Elves, who lay among the fern-leaves, swung in the vine-boughs, sailed on the lake in lily cups, or danced on the mossy ground, to the music of the hare-bells, who rung out their merriest peal in honor of the night.
There was abundance of time to look about him again though, when he had rung it, for nobody came, so after ringing it twice or thrice he sat down upon his box, and waited.
This morning he had been told by some of his neighbours that it was New Year's Eve, and that he must sit up and hear the old year rung out and the new rung in, because that was good luck, and might bring his money back again.
 
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