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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
verb
past 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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“Rung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rung. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of rung was in the 14th century
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