LADDER
- to cause a run in a stocking [v LADDERED, LADDERING, LADDERS]
- uprights with steps between for climbing
- a structure for climbing up or down that consists essentially of two long sidepieces joined at intervals by crosspieces on which one may step
- series of usually ascending steps or stages scale climbing up the corporate ladder
- to provide with equipment with rungs [v -ED, -ING, -S]