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.
To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)
To steal; to rip off.
To fart.
To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
To surf extremely well.
To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
To take a "hit" of marijuana.
To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
To move or act fast; to rush headlong.
To move quickly and destructively.
A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
A type of strong, rough tide or current.
Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
A handful of unthreshed grain.
A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
A tear (in paper, etc.).
A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
A hit (dose) of marijuana.
Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism.
A wicker basket for fish.
A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
A joyride.