noun
- the horizontal bars or steps of a ladder
- levels or stages in a hierarchy or progression
Usage: figurative
Examples
- She climbed carefully from one rung to the next.
- The wooden rungs of the old ladder were worn smooth.
- He missed a rung and nearly fell.
- She’s moving up the rungs of the corporate ladder.
- Each promotion takes you to a higher rung in the company.
- The bottom rungs of the social hierarchy often go unnoticed.
- He started at the lowest rung and worked his way up.