ladder

  1. Noun.  A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps.
  2. Noun.  That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence, e.g. the corporate ladder.
  3. Noun.  (chiefly, British) length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings.
  4. Noun.  In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
  5. Verb.  (firefighting) To ascend a building or wall using a ladder.
  6. Verb.  (context, of a knitted garment) To develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.

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