rung
nounUK /rʌŋ/
US /rʌŋ/
A rung is one of the steps on a ladder that you put your foot on.
She climbed to the top rung of the ladder.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A rung can also mean a level or stage in a process or system.
He started at the lowest rung of the company.
3. Rung is the past participle of the verb ring, meaning to make a bell sound.
The phone had rung three times before she answered.
4. A rung can be a crosspiece between the legs of a chair.
The old wooden chair had a broken rung.