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Definition of rung noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rung

noun
rung pronunciation English rʌŋ rung pronunciation American rʌŋ
 
one of the bars that forms a step in a ladder
He put his foot on the bottom rung to keep the ladder steady. (figurative) to get a foot on the bottom rung of the career ladderShe was a few rungs above him on the social ladder. see also ring verb