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Noun
S:
(n)
ladder
(steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down)
S:
(n)
ladder
(ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress)
"he climbed the career ladder"
S:
(n)
run
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ladder
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ravel
(a row of unravelled stitches)
"she got a run in her stocking"
Verb
S:
(v)
ladder
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run
(come unraveled or undone as if by snagging)
"Her nylons were running"