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Rung Foot Bottom Ladder Bre /Rʌŋ/Name /Rʌŋ/ Noun Bars Forms

Front rung
Back BrE /rʌŋ/NAmE /rʌŋ/
noun

one of the bars that forms a step in a ladder

He put his foot on the bottom rung to keep the ladder steady. (figurative) to get a foot on the bottom rung of the career ladder

 She was a few rungs above him on the social ladder. see also ring v.

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