Main entry: ladder
Definition: steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
Main entry: run, ladder, ravel
Definition: a row of unravelled stitches
Usage: she got a run in her stocking
Main entry: ladder
Definition: ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
Usage: he climbed the career ladder
Definition: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
Usage: Her nylons were running