Meaning

2 senses
  1. A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.

    Stufenleiter, Stehleiter, Trittleiter

    стремя́нкаstremjánka, ле́стницаléstnica

    стрем'я́нкаstremʺjánka, розсувна драбинаrozsuvna drabyna

  2. (slang)The player over whom another player marks to take a spectacular mark.

More definitions
  • a folding portable ladder hinged at the top

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs:
Русский
By meaning 1
ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs:

Forms

plural: step ladders

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a folding portable ladder hinged at the top:stepladder

Word family

1 related words
Relatedstep stool

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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