Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
Often followed by up: to form (something) out of discrete elements, like weaving fabric from threads; to knit.
To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
To confuse or perplex (someone or something).
To become entangled or snarled.
Often followed by out: of a reel of thread or skein of yarn; or a thread on a reel or a string of yarn in a skein, etc.: to become untwisted or unwound.
Often followed by out: of clothing, fabric, etc.: to become unwoven; to fray, to unravel.
In the APL programming language: to reshape (a variable) into a vector.
A thread which has unravelled from fabric, etc.; also, a situation of fabric, etc., coming apart; an unravelling.
A tangled mess; an entanglement, a snarl, a tangle.
A confusing, intricate, or perplexing situation; a complication.