rung
IPA: rˈʌŋ
noun
- A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
- A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
- (figurative) A position in a hierarchy.
- (nautical, dated) A floor timber in a ship.
- (dated) One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
- (engineering, dated) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel.
- (engineering, dated) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
- A surname.
adjective
- Of a pig: having a ring through the nose.
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Examples of "rung" in Sentences
- He tried to figure out which rung it is in.
- Finally, the slaves made up the bottom rung.
- They were on the bottom rung of the social ladder.
- At the lowest rung of the hierarchy are the Telis.
- A rung above the Magistracy is the Intermediate Courts.
- Also Baronets are the sixth rung of the Nobiles Majores.
- Busking can be the bottom rung of the entertainment industry.
- The distance between the neighboring rungs of the ladder is 1ft.
- It is also rung in Spring, on the occasion of the vernal equinox.
- The horizontal leg of each bracket is attached to the top rung of a ladder.