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noun piece of equipment for climbing up sth ADJ. rickety | wooden | loft, rope VERB + LADDER ascend, clamber up, climb (up), mount, go up He went up the ladder onto the deck. | come down, descend, go down | put up We put up the ladder and went to get the paint. | fall off, step off PREP. on/up a/the ~ She was up a ladder mending the roof. | down a/the ~ I was standing lower down the ladder. | ~ to the ladder to the gallery PHRASES the bottom/foot of a ladder, a rung/step of a ladder Several of the ladder's rungs were broken. | the top of a ladder levels in a system ADJ. evolutionary, social the people at the top of the social ladder | career, corporate, housing, promotion VERB + LADDER ascend, climb, move up She was anxious to move up the promotion ladder. | get onto PREP. higher up the ~ creatures higher up the evolutionary ladder | lower down the ~ | ~ of the ladder of fame | ~ to helping her on the ladder to success PHRASES get/have one foot on the ladder He finally managed to get one foot on the career ladder. | a rung/step on the ladder the old problem of how to get onto the first step on the ladder
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ladder
verbs
climb (up/down) a ladder
• He climbed the ladder up to the diving platform.
go up/down a ladder
• Be careful going down the ladder!
come up/down a ladder
• Dickson came up the ladder from the engine room.
descend a ladder
formal (= climb down )
• He closed the hatch and descended the ladder.
fall off a ladder
• One of the builders fell off a ladder and broke his leg.
phrases
a rung of a ladder
(= the part you put your foot on )
• The first rung of the ladder was broken.
a step of a ladder
(= the part you put your foot on )
• The can of paint was balanced on one of the steps of the ladder.
the foot of a ladder
(= the bottom of a ladder )
• Zach waited at the foot of the ladder while Sam climbed up.
the bottom/top of a ladder
• She sighed with relief when she reached the bottom of the ladder.
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