The meaning of Ladder

noun

A piece of equipment consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal, or rope, used for climbing up or down something.

Usage examples:

You run around climbing ladders, shimmying across ropes and running from one platform to another, c…

noun

A vertical strip of unravelled fabric in tights or stockings.

Usage examples:

One of sally's stockings developed a ladder

verb

(with reference to tights or stockings) develop or cause to develop a ladder.

Usage examples:

I laddered my tights as i arrived this morning

noun

A piece of equipment used for climbing up and down, and consisting of two vertical bars joined by a set of horizontal steps

Usage examples:

Fig. in only a few years she managed to climb up the corporate ladder (= achieve success in the bus…

noun

A way of referring to a series of increasingly important jobs, or stages in a particular type of work or process

Usage examples:

Most top executives had to climb the ladder., these entry-level jobs will offer you a chance to get…