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Synonyms of rung
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1
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
- the greasy spoon restaurant was several rungs below the kind of establishment in which we usually dined
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2 Scottish
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
- the watchman usually carried a stout oak rung
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rung
verbpast participle of ring
Synonyms of rung (Entry 2 of 2)
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
- I didn't hear the doorbell ring
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The first known use of rung was in the 14th century
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