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Definition of rung

(Entry 1 of 2)

past participle of ring

rung

noun

\ ˈrəŋ

Definition of rung (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : a rounded crosspiece between the legs of a chair

b : one of the crosspieces of a ladder

2 Scotland : a heavy staff or cudgel

3 : a spoke of a wheel

4 : a level in a hierarchy rise a few rungs on the social scale— H. W. Van Loon

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Examples of rung in a Sentence

Noun He was on the bottom rung on the corporate ladder. the top rung of society the lowest rung of the pay scale

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun With each rung climbed, the system is more closely monitored and regulated, until the animal reaches the top of the ladder, the processing plant, where it is slaughtered and its meat butchered. — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 The low rung garners four points, the medium six, the high bar 10, and the uppermost, known as the traversal, a solid 15. — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2022 There is likely to be much more turnover in the full Politburo, the second-highest rung of power. — New York Times, 14 Feb. 2022 Back in 2014, IndyCar, the longtime owner of the Indy Lights series, looked to Dan Andersen’s ‘Andersen Promotions’ to help elevate the level and performance of the top rung of the Road to Indy Ladder system. — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2021 Errim has now grown to include 164 women from the area, benefiting families on each rung in the supply chain, from veteran pepper pickers to women who otherwise could not find work. — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2022 On the bottom rung is Robert H. Castellini, a fruit-and-vegetable wholesaling heir who owns the Cincinnati Reds. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022 Despite some progress, in 2021, women still remain underrepresented on every rung of the corporate ladder. — Bianca Barratt, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 Newcastle would be able to match those salaries and need to improve their squad quickly to get out of their relegation battle and move up to the next rung on the Premier League ladder. — Steve Price, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021 See More

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