ladder
- 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.
- 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.
- Noun. (chiefly, British) length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings.
- Noun. In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
- Verb. (firefighting) To ascend a building or wall using a ladder.
- Verb. (context, of a knitted garment) To develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
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