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Stagger
ˈstaɡə
Stagger definitions
verb
stagger
staggered
staggering
staggers
- walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall
"he staggered to his feet, swaying a little"
lurch walk unsteadily reel sway teeter totter stumble wobble move clumsily weave flounder falter pitch roll- continue in existence or operation uncertainly or precariously
"the treasury staggered from one crisis to the next"
- waver in purpose; hesitate
- (of a blow) cause (someone) to walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall
"the collision staggered her and she fell"
- astonish or deeply shock
"I was staggered to find it was six o'clock"
astonish amaze nonplus startle astound surprise bewilder stun flabbergast shock shake stop someone in their tracks stupefy leave open-mouthed take someone's breath away dumbfound daze benumb confound disconcert shatter take aback jolt shake up astonished astounded amazed stunned thunderstruck shattered flabbergasted nonplussed taken aback startled surprised bewildered shocked shell-shocked shaken stupefied open-mouthed - arrange (events, payments, hours, etc.) so that they do not occur at the same time
"meetings are staggered throughout the day"
- arrange (objects or parts) in a zigzag formation or so that they are not in line
"stagger the screws at each joint"
noun
stagger
- an unsteady walk or movement
"she walked with a stagger"
- an arrangement of things in a zigzag formation or so that they are not in line
- the arrangement of the runners in lanes on a running track at the start of a race, so that the runner in the inside lane is positioned behind those in the next lane and so on until the outside lane
"by the back straight, he had overtaken the stagger"