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Definitions for Stagger

[1] to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
[2] to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight.
[3] to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized that he had to make a decision.
[4] to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady: This load would stagger an elephant.
[5] to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish: The vastness of outer space staggers the mind.
[6] to cause to waver or falter: The news staggered her belief in the triumph of justice.
[7] to arrange in a zigzag order or manner on either side of a center: The captain staggered the troops along the road.
[8] 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.
[9] 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.
[10] the act of staggering; a reeling or tottering movement or motion.
[11] a staggered order or arrangement.
[12] Aeronautics . a staggered arrangement of wings. the amount of staggering.
[13] 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.
[14] (usually intr) to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall
[15] (tr) to astound or overwhelm, as with shock I am staggered by his ruthlessness
[16] (tr) to place or arrange in alternating or overlapping positions or time periods to prevent confusion or congestion a staggered junction ; to stagger holidays
[17] (intr) to falter or hesitate his courage staggered in the face of the battle
[18] (tr) to set (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one extends beyond that of the other
[19] the act or an instance of staggering
[20] a staggered arrangement on a biplane, etc

Words related to Stagger

wobble, shake, lurch, careen, teeter, falter, reel, paralyze, devastate, dumbfound, overwhelm, puzzle, shatter, amaze, startle, astonish, stun, totter, wheel, alternate

Words nearby Stagger

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Origin of Stagger

1520–30; earlier stacker to reel, Middle English stakeren < Old Norse stakra to reel, equivalent to stak(a ) to stagger + -ra frequentative suffix

Other words from Stagger

stag·ger·er , noun
out·stag·ger , verb (used with object)
un·stag·gered , adjective

Word origin for Stagger

C13 dialect stacker , from Old Norse staka to push

Synonyms for Stagger

careen, falter, lurch, reel, shake, teeter, wobble, alternate, dither, halt, hesitate, overlap, pitch, stammer, step, sway, swing, topple, totter, vacillate, waver, wheel, zigzag, titubate, whiffle