Ladder vs. Step
Difference Between Ladder and Step
Laddernoun
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).
Stepnoun
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
Laddernoun
(figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
Stepnoun
A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
Laddernoun
(figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
Stepnoun
A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
He improved step by step, or by steps.The first step is to find a job.Laddernoun
A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
Stepnoun
A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.Laddernoun
In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
Stepnoun
The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
One step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less.Ladderverb
To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
Stepnoun
A small space or distance.
It is but a step.Ladderverb
To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
Stepnoun
A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
Ladderverb
Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!Stepnoun
A gait; manner of walking.
The approach of a man is often known by his step.Laddernoun
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
Stepnoun
Proceeding; measure; action; act.
Laddernoun
ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress;
he climbed the career ladderStepnoun
(plural) A walk; passage.
Laddernoun
a row of unravelled stitches;
she got a run in her stockingStepnoun
(plural) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
Ladderverb
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;
Her nylons were runningStepnoun
(nautical) A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specif., a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
Stepnoun
(machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
Stepnoun
(machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
Stepnoun
(music) The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.
Usage note: The word tone is often used as the name of this interval; but there is evident incongruity in using tone for indicating the interval between tones. As the word scale is derived from the Italian scala, a ladder, the intervals may well be called steps.Stepnoun
(kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation.
Stepnoun
(programming) A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.
Printing from 0 to 9 with a step of 3 will display 0, 3, 6 and 9.Stepnoun
(slang) A stepsibling.
Stepverb
(intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
Stepverb
(intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
to step to one of the neighborsStepverb
(intransitive) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
Stepverb
To move mentally; to go in imagination.
Stepverb
(transitive) To set, as the foot.
Stepverb
To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
Stepnoun
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;
the situation called for strong measuresthe police took steps to reduce crimeStepnoun
the distance covered by a step;
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to digStepnoun
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down;
he walked with unsteady stepsStepnoun
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway;
he paused on the bottom stepStepnoun
relative position in a graded series;
always a step behindsubtle gradations in colorkeep in step with the fashionsStepnoun
a short distance;
it's only a step to the drugstoreStepnoun
the sound of a step of someone walking;
he heard footsteps on the porchStepnoun
a musical interval of two semitones
Stepnoun
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface;
the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the windowStepnoun
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
Stepnoun
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance;
he taught them the waltz stepStepverb
shift or move by taking a step;
step backStepverb
put down or press the foot, place the foot;
For fools rush in where angels fear to treadstep on the brakeStepverb
cause (a computer) to execute a single command
Stepverb
treat badly;
This boss abuses his workersShe is always stepping on others to get aheadStepverb
furnish with steps;
The architect wants to step the terraceStepverb
move with one's feet in a specific manner;
step livelyStepverb
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner;
step over to the blackboardStepverb
place (a ship's mast) in its step
Stepverb
measure (distances) by pacing;
step off ten yardsStepverb
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation;
She stepped into a life of luxuryhe won't step into his father's footsteps
