ladder
/ˈlædər/
noun
- A piece of equipment used for climbing up or down, consisting of two long side pieces joined by short steps (rungs).
- The firefighter carried a long ladder to the burning building.
- She carefully stepped down the wooden ladder from the attic.
- He climbed the ladder to clean the gutters.
- A series of levels or stages that lead to a higher position, especially in a career or society.
- He started at the bottom of the career ladder and worked his way up.
- Education is often seen as a ladder to a better life.
- Hard work helped her move up the corporate ladder quickly.
- A long, thin hole in a stocking or tights where stitches have broken.
- He tried to fix the ladder in his sock with a needle.
- I caught my stocking on a nail and got a ladder.
- She noticed a ladder in her tights just before the meeting.
verb
- To develop a long, thin hole in a stocking or tights where stitches have broken.
- These cheap socks ladder easily after just a few washes.
- Her stockings laddered when she knelt on the gravel.
- Be careful not to ladder your new tights on that rough chair.