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laddered

/ˈlædəd/

/ˈlædərd/

Translations

ladderedpast participle

/ˈlæd.əd/

/ˈlæd.ɚd/

More precise classification: adjective formed from past participle of the verb "ladder".

со стрелкой

She wore laddered tights to the party.

Она пришла на вечеринку в колготках со стрелкой.

Synonyms

ladderverb

laddered

Past Simple

laddered

Past Simple

laddered

Past Participle

laddering

Gerund

/ˈlædə/

/ˈlædər/

взбираться

He decided to ladder up the steep hill.

Он решил взбираться на крутой холм.

Additional translations

Synonyms

climb up

move up

Definitions

ladderedpast participle

Having a series of steps or rungs, resembling a ladder.

The laddered design of the bookshelf made it easy to reach books on higher shelves.

Having a run or tear, typically in hosiery or fabric, that resembles the rungs of a ladder.

She noticed her tights were laddered just before the meeting started.

Structured in successive levels, stages, or maturities, especially of financial products such as bonds or certificates of deposit.

The company keeps its cash in a laddered portfolio of short-term bonds.

ladderverb

To climb or ascend by means of a ladder.

The technicians laddered up to the balcony to adjust the lights.

To cause a run or snag in a stocking or similar fabric.

She accidentally laddered her tights while getting dressed.

To develop a run or snag (of a stocking or similar fabric).

Her nylons laddered before she even left the house.