rung

n.

1. A rod or bar forming a step of a ladder.
2. A crosspiece between the legs of a chair.
3. The spoke in a wheel.
4. Nautical. One of the spokes or handles on a ship's wheel.
5. A level or degree in a hierarchy: a middle manager awaiting a promotion to the next rung.

[Middle English, from Old English hrung.]

rung² (rŭng)
v.

Past participle of ring².

noun

One of the units in a course, as on an ascending or descending scale: degree, grade, level, peg, point, stage, step. Informal notch. See big/small/amount.

A bar, usually round in cross section, forming the step of a ladder.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
  Synonyms: round, stave

Meaning #2: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
  Synonyms: rundle, spoke

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - trin

Nederlands (Dutch)
sport

Français (French)
n. - échelon, barreau, bâton (de chaise)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sprosse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαδοκίδα, σκαλοπάτι ανεμόσκαλας, βαθμίδα

Italiano (Italian)
piolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - raio de roda (m)

Русский (Russian)
ступень, ступенька, перекладина

Español (Spanish)
n. - escalón, peldaño, travesaño

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stegpinne, eker

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
脚蹬横木, 车辐, 横档

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 腳蹬橫木, 車輻, 橫檔

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (사닥다리의) 단, 가로장, (바퀴의)살

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - はしごの横木, 桟

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شعاع دولاب, درجه سلم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שלב (בסולם), רמה, דרגה, מדרגה, חווק, פס-חיזוק (בכיסא), פסקית‬

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