Overview of noun ladder

The noun ladder has 3 senses

• ladder -- (steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down)


• ladder -- (ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder")


• run, ladder, ravel -- (a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking")

Overview of verb ladder

The verb ladder has 1 sense

• ladder, run -- (come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running")