rung

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

Similar word(s): round, stave

Definition categories: man–made, crosspiece

2. one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

Similar word(s): rundle, spoke

Definition categories: man–made, crosspiece

verb

1. past participle of ring (only in senses related to a bell)

2. (chiefly dialectal) simple past tense of ring