Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Rung /rŭng/ · IPA /ɹʌŋ/ imp. & p. p. n. 01 imp. & p. p. imp. & p. p. of Ring. 1. imp. & p. p. of Ring. See: Ring 02 n. A floor timber in a ship. 1. A floor timber in a ship.(Shipbuilding) 2. One of the rounds of a ladder. 3. One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff. 4. One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.(Mach.)