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1.nounA frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
2.nounA series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
3.nounThe hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
4.nounA length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
5.nounIn the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
6.verbTo arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
7.verbTo ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
8.verbOf a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread."Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!"
9.nounA pair of ladders