ladder
To arrange or form into a shape of a ladderTo arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
» Where did you put the ladder?
Де ти поставив драбину? — deniko
Де ти поставила драбину? — deniko
Де ви поставили драбину? — deniko
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5 sensesTo arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!
(UK, slang)To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
(UK)To corruptly coerce a convicted offender to admit to offences to be taken into consideration which they do not actually believe they committed, as a way to artificially increase the rate of solved crimes.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
Examples
296 sentencesWhere did you put the ladder?
Де ти поставив драбину? — deniko
I wonder whether or not Tom has a rope ladder.
Мені цікаво, чи у Тома є мотузкові сходи. — deniko
I wonder whether Tom has a rope ladder or not.
Мені цікаво, чи у Тома є мотузкові сходи. — deniko
How much does this ladder cost?
Скільки коштує ця дробина? — deniko
ruСколько стоит эта лестница? — marafon
deWie viel kostet diese Leiter? — Tom9358
Is this ladder strong enough to bear my weight?
Ця драбина достатньо міцна, щоб витримати мою вагу? — deniko
ruЭта лестница достаточно прочная, чтоб выдержать мой вес? — MikaM
deIst diese Leiter stark genug, um mein Gewicht auszuhalten? — Sudajaengi
Origin
Inherited from Middle English ladder, laddre; from Old English hlǣder, from Proto-West GerInherited from Middle English ladder, laddre; from Old English hlǣder, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaidriju, from Proto-Germanic *hlaidrijō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlóydʰrom, from *ḱley- (“to lean”).
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Forms
ladders, laddering, laddered, ladderedSynonyms
1 synonyms- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging:run
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
10 patterns- rope ladder
- a rope ladder
- climbed the ladder
- off the ladder
- the ladder against
- ladder against the
- up the ladder
- off a ladder
- ladder against
- need a ladder
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.