· steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
· ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder"
Hypernym(s): degree, level, stage, point
· a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
Hypernym(s): damage, harm, impairment
· come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running"
Synonym(s): run
Hypernym(s): break, separate, split_up, fall_apart, come_apart