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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
rung
    n 1: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [syn: rung,
         round, stave]
    2: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn:
       rundle, spoke, rung]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rung \Rung\,
   imp. & p. p. of Ring.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rung \Rung\, n. [OE. ronge, AS. hrung, a staff, rod, pole; akin
   to G. runge a short, thick piece of iron or wood, OD. ronghe
   a prop, support, Icel. r["o]ng a rib in a ship, Goth. Hrugga
   a staff.]
   1. (Shipbuilding) A floor timber in a ship.
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   2. One of the rounds of a ladder.
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   3. One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
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   4. (Mach.) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim
      of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of
      a lantern wheel.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ring \Ring\ (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. Rang (r[a^]ng) or Rung
   (r[u^]ng); p. p. Rung; p. pr. & vb. n. Ringing.] [AS.
   hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD.
   ringhen, ringkelen. [root]19.]
   1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic
      body; as, to ring a bell.
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   2. To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.
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            The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums,
            Hath rung night's yawning peal.       --Shak.
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   3. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
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   To ring a peal, to ring a set of changes on a chime of
      bells.

   To ring the changes upon. See under Change.

   To ring in or To ring out, to usher, attend on, or
      celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the
      old year and ring in the new. --Tennyson.

   To ring the bells backward, to sound the chimes, reversing
      the common order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or
      danger. --Sir W. Scott.
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Thesaurus Results for rung:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
amount, caliber, compass, cut, degree, doorstep, extent, footrest, footstep, grade, height, interval, leap, level, mark, measure, notch, nuance, pas, peg, period, pitch, plane, plateau, point, proportion, range, ratio, reach, remove, rest, riser, round, rundle, scale, scope, shade, shadow, space, spoke, stage, stair, standard, stave, step, step stool, stepping-stone, stint, string, tread
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