ladder

1 a piece of equipment that is used for climbing up something. A ladder consists of two long pieces of metal, wood or rope with steps fixed between them धातु, लकड़ी या रस्‍सी की बनी सीढ़ी; निसेनी, ज़ीना ( figurative ) ⇨ stepladder देखिए।

2 ( AmE run ) a long hole in the thin pieces of clothing that women wear to cover their legs(tights or stockings), where the threads have broken स्त्रियों के लंबे मोज़ों में उधड़ा हुआ अंश