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laddered

/ˈlædəd/

/ˈlædərd/

ladderedpast participle

/ˈlæd.əd/

/ˈlæd.ɚd/

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

Translations

со стрелкой

She wore laddered tights to the party.

Она пришла на вечеринку в колготках со стрелкой.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

laddernoun

Definitions

A structure consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths, used for climbing up or down.

He used a ladder to reach the top shelf in the garage.

A means of rising or advancing in a career or social status.

She quickly climbed the corporate ladder to become the CEO.

A run in a stocking or tights.

She noticed a ladder in her tights just before the meeting.

ladderverb

laddered

Past Simple

laddered

Past Simple

laddered

Past Participle

laddering

Gerund

/ˈlædə/

/ˈlædər/

Translations

взбираться

He decided to ladder up the steep hill.

Он решил взбираться на крутой холм.

Additional translations

лазить

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

climb up

move up

ladderadjective

Definitions

Relating to or resembling a ladder, especially in having parallel bars, rungs, or steps.

The chemists observed a ladder pattern in the DNA electrophoresis gel.