ALL meanings of stagger
stag·ger
S s - intransitive verb stagger walk unsteadily 1
- intransitive verb stagger emotionally 1
- transitive verb stagger spread over time 1
- verb without object stagger to walk, move, or stand unsteadily. 1
- verb without object stagger to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight. 1
- verb without object stagger to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized that he had to make a decision. 1
- verb with object stagger to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady: This load would stagger an elephant. 1
- verb with object stagger to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish: The vastness of outer space staggers the mind. 1
- verb with object stagger to cause to waver or falter: The news staggered her belief in the triumph of justice. 1
- verb with object stagger to arrange in a zigzag order or manner on either side of a center: The captain staggered the troops along the road. 1
- verb with object stagger to arrange otherwise than at the same time, especially in a series of alternating or continually overlapping intervals: They planned to stagger lunch hours so that the cafeteria would not be rushed. 1
- verb with object stagger Aeronautics. to arrange (the wings of a biplane or the like) so that the entering edge of an upper wing is either in advance of or behind that of a corresponding lower wing. 1
- noun stagger the act of staggering; a reeling or tottering movement or motion. 1
- noun stagger a staggered order or arrangement. 1
- noun stagger Aeronautics. a staggered arrangement of wings. the amount of staggering. 1
- noun stagger staggers, (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology. Also called blind staggers. acute selenium poisoning of livestock characterized by a staggering gait usually followed by respiratory failure and death. a condition of unknown cause, occurring in pregnant sheep, cattle, and other animals during or just following extended transport, characterized by a staggering gait and progressive paralysis. 1
- verb stagger If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. 0
- verb stagger If you say that someone or something staggers on, you mean that it is only just succeeds in continuing. 0
- verb stagger If something staggers you, it surprises you very much. 0
- verb stagger To stagger things such as people's holidays or hours of work means to arrange them so that they do not all happen at the same time. 0
- verb stagger to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall 0
- verb stagger to astound or overwhelm, as with shock 0
- verb stagger to place or arrange in alternating or overlapping positions or time periods to prevent confusion or congestion 0
- verb stagger to falter or hesitate 0
- verb stagger to set (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one extends beyond that of the other 0
- noun stagger the act or an instance of staggering 0
- noun stagger a staggered arrangement on a biplane, etc 0
- intransitive verb stagger to move unsteadily, as though about to collapse; totter, sway, or reel, as from a blow, fatigue, drunkenness, etc. 0
- intransitive verb stagger to lose determination, strength of purpose, etc.; hesitate; waver 0
- verb transitive stagger to cause to stagger, as with a blow 0
- verb transitive stagger to affect strongly with astonishment, horror, grief, etc.; overwhelm 0
- verb transitive stagger to set, arrange, or incline alternately, as on either side of a line; make zigzag or alternating 0
- verb transitive stagger to arrange (periods of activity, duties, etc.) so as to avoid crowding 0
- verb transitive stagger to set or arrange (airfoils, rotors, etc.) so that one is slightly ahead of another 0
- noun stagger the act of staggering, or reeling, tottering, etc. 0
- noun stagger a staggered or zigzag arrangement 0
- noun stagger any of several diseases or toxic conditions of horses, cattle, etc., characterized by a loss of coordination, and by staggering, falling, etc. 0