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laddered

USLAD-urd/ˈlæd.ɚd/UKLAD-uhd/ˈlad.əd/

2 meanings of laddered

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of ladder. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.

    She laddered her CDs so that one comes due every year.

    He has laddered his savings bonds so they do not all end at once.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Damaged so that a line of loose threads runs up a stocking or pair of tights.

    Like a straight tear that runs up the fabric in a neat line.

    She noticed her laddered tights just before the interview started.

    A laddered stocking peeked out beneath the hem of her skirt.

    Similartorn, snagged

    Oppositeintact

laddered is a form of ladder

ladder, verb: To get a line of unraveled threads, as when a stocking's thread breaks. Full entry

Forms
ladderladders he/she/itladdering -ing formladdered past tense, past participle
Spelling
ladder → laddered: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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