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Definition of ladder verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ladder

verb
 
/ˈlædə(r)/
 
/ˈlædər/
[intransitive, transitive] (British English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ladder
 
/ˈlædə(r)/
 
/ˈlædər/
he / she / it ladders
 
/ˈlædəz/
 
/ˈlædərz/
past simple laddered
 
/ˈlædəd/
 
/ˈlædərd/
past participle laddered
 
/ˈlædəd/
 
/ˈlædərd/
-ing form laddering
 
/ˈlædərɪŋ/
 
/ˈlædərɪŋ/
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  1. ladder (something) if tights or stockings ladder or you ladder them, a long, thin hole appears in them
    Word OriginOld English hlǣd(d)er, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leiter.
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noun
 
 
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