Ladder - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
verb
Extra examples
He was moving up the corporate ladder.
She worked her way up from the lowest rung on the economic ladder.
She got a ladder in her stocking.
She climbed up the ladder.
He hurt himself falling off a ladder.
Stevens slowly worked his way up the corporate ladder.
Becoming a doctor would be a step up the social ladder.
Yes, I know I've got a ladder in my tights.
He climbed up the ladder.
He climbed down the ladder.
The painter climbed high on the ladder.
He set the ladder against the wall and walked away.
She stood the ladder against the house.
I'm returning your ladder. Thanks for letting me borrow it.
It would not be proper for you to borrow the ladder without asking first.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: ladder
he/she/it: ladders
present participle: laddering
past tense: laddered
past participle: laddered
singular: ladder
plural: ladders
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