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rung (root: ring)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rung has 2 senses
- rung(n = noun.artifact) round, stave - a crosspiece between the legs of a chair; Array is a kind of crosspiece
- rung(n = noun.artifact) rundle, spoke - one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder; Array is a kind of crosspiece
is a part of folding chair, feeding chair, highchair, rocker, rocking chair, side chair, straight chair
is a part of ladder
CIDE DICTIONARY
rung, imp. & p. p.
rung, n. [OE. ronge, AS. hrung, a staff, rod, pole; akin to G. runge a short, thick piece of iron or wood, OD. ronghe a prop, support, Icel. röng a rib in a ship, Goth. Hrugga a staff.].
- A floor timber in a ship. [1913 Webster]
- One of the rounds of a ladder. [1913 Webster]
- One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff. [1913 Webster]
- One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rung, n.
1 each of the horizontal supports of a ladder.
2 a strengthening crosspiece in the structure of a chair etc.
1 each of the horizontal supports of a ladder.
2 a strengthening crosspiece in the structure of a chair etc.
Derivative
runged adj. rungless adj.
rung, past part. of RING(2).
THESAURUS
rung
amount, caliber, compass, cut, degree, doorstep, extent, footrest, footstep, grade, height, interval, leap, level, mark, measure, notch, nuance, pas, peg, period, pitch, plane, plateau, point, proportion, range, ratio, reach, remove, rest, riser, round, rundle, scale, scope, shade, shadow, space, spoke, stage, stair, standard, stave, step, step stool, stepping-stone, stint, string, treadROGET THESAURUS
rung
Support
N support, ground, foundation, base, basis, terra firma, bearing, fulcrum, bait, caudex crib, point d'appui, pou sto, purchase footing, hold, locus standi, landing place, landing stage, stage, platform, block, rest, resting place, groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention, floor, supporter, aid, prop, stand, anvil, fulciment, cue rest, jigger, monkey, stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage, sleeper, stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit, outrigger, ratlings, staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle, bourdon, cowlstaff, lathi, mahlstick, post, pillar, shaft, thill, column, pilaster, pediment, pedicle, pedestal, plinth, shank, leg, socle, zocle, buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment, baluster, banister, stanchion, balustrade, headstone, upright, door post, jamb, door jamb, frame, framework, scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis, trave, corner stone, summer, transom, rung, round, step, sill, angle rafter, hip rafter, cantilever, modillion, crown post, king post, vertebra, columella, backbone, keystone, axle, axletree, axis, arch, mainstay, trunnion, pivot, rowlock, peg, tiebeam, thole pin, board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet, trivet, arbor, rack, mantel, mantle piece, mantleshelf, slab, console, counter, dresser, flange, corbel, table, trestle, shoulder, perch, horse, easel, desk, clotheshorse, hatrack, retable, teapoy, seat, throne, dais, divan, musnud, chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall, arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair, couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench, aparejo, faldstool, horn, long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair, lamba chauki, lamba kursi, saddle, pannel, pillion, side saddle, pack saddle, pommel, bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead, four poster, French bed, bunk, kip, palang, bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse, pillow, bolster, mat, rug, cushion, footstool, hassock, tabouret, tripod, monopod, Atlas, Persides, Atlantes, Caryatides, Hercules, supporting, supported, fundamental, dorsigerous, astride on, straddle.
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