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▸ noun: (figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
▸ noun: (figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
▸ noun: (chiefly British) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
▸ noun: (go) A sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
▸ verb: To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
▸ verb: (chiefly firefighting) To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
▸ verb: Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
▸ verb: (UK, naval slang) To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
▸ verb: (UK, law enforcement, of a police officer) To corruptly coerce a convicted offender to admit to offences to be taken into consideration which they do not actually believe they committed, as a way to artificially increase the rate of solved crimes.
Similar:
run,
ravel,
step ladder,
hook ladder,
accommodation ladder,
ladderway,
step,
ladder wall,
scaling ladder,
chicken ladder,
more...
Opposite:
Types:
extension ladder,
stepladder,
ladder truck,
scaffold,
fire escape,
ladder golf,
ladder golfing,
more...
Phrases:
Adjectives:
social,
corporate,
economic,
educational,
step,
long,
wooden,
short,
political,
occupational,
evolutionary
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