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ladder

/ ladder /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

Type of:

stairway staircase stairs

Kinds of:

extension ladder Jacob's ladder jack ladder pilot ladder monkey ladder

noun Sense 2

ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress

"he climbed the career ladder"

Type of:

degree level stage

verb Sense 3

come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

"Her nylons were running"

Type of:

break separate split up

Derived:

run ravel

Verb group:

run unravel

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

noun Sense 4

a row of unravelled stitches

"she got a run in her stocking"

Type of:

damage harm impairment

Derived:

ravel tangle knot unravel ravel out

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