ladder
🇺🇸
/ˈlædər/
🇬🇧
/ˈlædə(r)/
noun
B2
A tool with steps for climbing up or down.
Use the ladder to reach the high shelf.
B2
A way to move up in your job or life.
She is climbing the career ladder quickly.
R
A line where threads break in stockings.
There is a ladder in my stocking.
R
A list that ranks players or teams.
He moved up the tennis ladder after winning.
verb
R
To get a line where threads break.
Be careful not to ladder your tights.
translation
A tool with steps for climbing up or down.; A way to move up in your job or life.; A line where threads break in stockings.; A list that ranks players or teams.
To get a line where threads break.
Word Forms
Plural
ladders
Perfect
laddered
Past
laddered
Progressive
laddering
3rd Present
ladders