rung
/rʌŋ/
noun
- One of the horizontal steps of a ladder.
- The wooden rung of the old ladder creaked under his weight.
- Make sure the rung is secure before you step on it.
- She climbed carefully, placing her foot on each rung before moving up.
- A level or position in a hierarchy or career.
- Each promotion moved him one rung higher on the corporate ladder.
- She is on the top rung of her profession as a surgeon.
- He started at the bottom rung of the company and worked his way up.
verb
- Past participle of ring: to have made a sound, especially with a bell or telephone.
- By the time I got there, the phone had already rung ten times.
- She has rung the bell three times, but no one answered.
- The church bells have rung every hour since morning.
- Past participle of ring: to have called someone on the telephone.
- I have rung him twice today, but he didn't pick up.
- She had rung her mother before leaving the office.
- Have you rung the doctor to make an appointment?