rung

Meanings

Noun

• A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
• A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
• A position in a hierarchy.
• A floor timber in a ship.
• One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
• One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel.
• One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.

Verb

• Past participle of ring
• Past of ring

Adjective

• Of a pig: having a ring through the nose.

Origin

• From Middle English, from Old English hrung, from Proto-Germanic *hrungō. Compare Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰.