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Webster 1913 Edition
Rung
Rung
,imp.
& p.
p.
Ring
. Rung
,Noun.
[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. röng
a rib in a ship, Goth. Hrugga
a staff.] 1.
(Shipbuilding)
A floor timber in a ship.
2.
One of the rounds of a ladder.
3.
One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rung
RUNG
, pret. and pp. of ring.RUNG
,Noun.
Definition 2024
rung
rung
English
Noun
rung (plural rungs)
- A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
- A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
- (nautical, dated) A floor timber in a ship.
- (dated) One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
- (engineering, dated) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel.
- (engineering, dated) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
Translations
ladder step
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crosspiece between chair legs
Etymology 2
From the verb ring, from Middle English ringen, from Old English hringan (“to ring, sound, clash; announce by bells”), from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną (“to resound, ring”)
Verb
rung
- past participle of ring (only in senses related to a bell)
- (chiefly dialectal) simple past tense of ring
- 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, VI:
- With ecchoing Shouts the vaulted Chamber rung, / Belle Chuck was now the TOAST of ev'ry Tongue.
- 1906, (Please provide the title of the work), page 229:
- Mr. Seibels, in his testimony, said I rung him up to see about labels. He is very much mistaken. I rung him up to see about bottles.
- 1996, Peter Golenbock, Wrigleyville: A Magical History Tour of the Chicago Cubs, page 435:
- So they rung him up, and the next day he came to me and wanted to know where that pitch was.
- 2008, Dean Kuipers, Burning Rainbow Farm: How a Stoner Utopia Went Up in Smoke, page 70:
- "I just rung him up, told him I was looking for an apartment and some work and got both of them the same day," Moe said.
- 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, VI:
Usage notes
Rang and rung are incorrect for the past of ring in the sense of encircle.
Rung as a simple past is usually considered incorrect.