ladder

1. (verb) come unraveled or undone as if by snagging, of stockings; "Her nylons were running"
Synonyms: run
Related Words: break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up

2. (noun) two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
Related Words: Jacob's ladder, extension ladder, jack ladder, monkey ladder, pilot ladder, rope ladder, scaling ladder, sea ladder, sea steps, staircase, stairs, stairway, step ladder, stepladder, steps

3. (noun) a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
Synonyms: ravel, run
Related Words: damage, harm, impairment



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