Synonyms for rung
rʌŋrung

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1. rung, round, stavenoun

   a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

   Synonyms:
   turn, lag, beat, round of drinks, unit of ammunition, daily round, round, circle, rhythm, one shot, round of golf, cycle, troll, spoke, rundle, staff, bout, stave

2. rundle, spoke, rungnoun

   one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

   Synonyms:
   radius, rundle, round, stave, spoke, wheel spoke

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1. • Crosspiece

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1. rungnoun

   Synonyms:
   round (of a ladder)

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1. rungnoun

   Synonyms:
   round, rime, rundle (of a ladder)

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1. Cicely Tyson:

   And we’re holding on to the last rung, and those fists are being trampled on by all those three above and still we hold on.

2. James Hong:

   Well, you know, Chinese parents want you to do some professional jobs rather than be an actor, being an actor is like the last rung in the ladder of professions. They don't even call it a profession because it's shameful to demonstrate your feelings in front of an audience. You were taught to be kind of quiet and to keep to yourself.

3. Mary Zimmer:

   This family has been adopted by someone in the community. And when I say adopted, I mean businesses, church groups, organizations have come together every night, rung their doorbell and brought a gift to this family. Every night, big gifts, loving gifts.

4. Lori Kupfer:

   We have a lot of politicians that somehow forgot about people and think the key to getting elected is to support the lowest rung of our society and to give them rights and somehow that’s the answer to getting votes.

5. Kurt Campbell:

   We do have a hotline. It's known to have, the couple of times we've used it, just rung in an empty room for hours upon hours.