LADDERING

To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.

To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.

Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.

"Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!"

A process of soil compaction that serves to break up clods and level a field.

"ploughings and ladderings"

An interview technique developed in the 1960s in which the interviewer systematically drills down for greater detail at each step.

An investment strategy where the investment is spread over multiple bonds or term deposits with rolling maturity dates.