Meaning & use
rung
One of the horizontal bars forming a step on a ladder or chair.
See it in a sentence
She gripped the top rung tightly as she reached up to clean the gutters.
A loose rung on the old ladder made him hesitate before climbing higher.
A note on using this word
Rung is also used figuratively for a level in a hierarchy, as in a rung on the career ladder.
Words with a similar meaning
stepbar
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Another way to use it
2. verb
The past participle of ring, used for a bell or telephone sounding.
The bell had rung twice before anyone opened the shop door.
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