(mathematics) to sort the nodes of a tree graph on one level by the count of their subnodes (on all levels under the node) / To create a form of "ladder" that people may "climb" in order to advance

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ladderize

simple past tense and past participle of ladderize

(of tights, stockings, etc) Having a ladder in them.

simple past tense and past participle of ladder

present participle and gerund of ladder

(agriculture, countable) A process of soil compaction that serves to break up clods and level a field.

(idiomatic, Britain) On a property ladder, owning property.

To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder. / (chiefly firefighting) 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.

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).