Laufmasche — meaning in English

English meaning

• ladder noun A frame with rungs used for climbing up or down.
• run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.

Senses

Laufmasche is used for these senses in English:

• ladder (chiefly, Britain) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
• run A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.

ladder — full definition

1. noun A frame with rungs used for climbing up or down.
2. noun A series of steps or stages leading to a better position, especially in a career.
3. noun A vertical run of unravelled stitches in tights or a knitted garment.
4. verb Of a knitted garment, to develop a run when a thread breaks.

run — full definition

1. verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
2. verb To manage or be in charge of something.
3. verb To operate or function, especially of a machine, program, or system.
4. verb To flow, as a liquid does.
5. noun An act of running.

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