Meaning & use
Rungs
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The horizontal crosspieces of a ladder or chair that serve as steps or supports.
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She climbed the rungs of the ladder carefully to reach the gutter.
He worked his way up the rungs of the corporate ladder over two decades.
A note on using this word
Often used figuratively to describe stages or levels in a hierarchy, as in 'rungs of success'.
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