RUNG


Meaning of RUNG in English

/ rʌŋ; NAmE / noun

one of the bars that forms a step in a ladder :

He put his foot on the bottom rung to keep the ladder steady.

( figurative )

to get a foot on the bottom rung of the career ladder

She was a few rungs above him on the social ladder.

—picture at ladder

—see also ring verb

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English hrung (originally referring to a part of a chair); related to Dutch rong and German Runge .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.