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verb (used without object)
1.
to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
2.
to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight.
verb (used with object)
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.
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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.
EXPANDto 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.
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COLLAPSEAeronautics. 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.
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Staggered
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
noun
10.
the act of staggering; a reeling or tottering movement or motion.
11.
a staggered order or arrangement.
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staggers. (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology.
a.
Also called blind staggers. acute selenium poisoning of livestock characterized by a staggering gait usually followed by respiratory failure and death.
b.
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.
Origin:
1520–30; earlier stacker to reel, Middle English stakeren < Old Norse stakra to reel, equivalent to stak(a) to stagger + -ra frequentative suffix
1520–30; earlier stacker to reel, Middle English stakeren < Old Norse stakra to reel, equivalent to stak(a) to stagger + -ra frequentative suffix
Related forms
stag·ger·er, noun
out·stag·ger, verb (used with object)
un·stag·gered, adjective
Synonyms
1. Stagger, reel, totter suggest an unsteady manner of walking. To stagger is successively to lose and regain one's equilibrium and the ability to maintain one's direction: to stagger with exhaustion, a heavy load, or intoxication. To reel is to sway dizzily and be in imminent danger of falling: to reel when faint with hunger. To totter is to move in a shaky, uncertain, faltering manner and suggests the immediate likelihood of falling from weakness or feebleness: An old man tottered along with a cane. 3. vacillate. 5. astound, confound, dumfound. 7. alternate.
1. Stagger, reel, totter suggest an unsteady manner of walking. To stagger is successively to lose and regain one's equilibrium and the ability to maintain one's direction: to stagger with exhaustion, a heavy load, or intoxication. To reel is to sway dizzily and be in imminent danger of falling: to reel when faint with hunger. To totter is to move in a shaky, uncertain, faltering manner and suggests the immediate likelihood of falling from weakness or feebleness: An old man tottered along with a cane. 3. vacillate. 5. astound, confound, dumfound. 7. alternate.
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- The staggered power cuts are also proving ill-conceived.
- The judge staggered to an outer hallway and set off a fire alarm, the authorities said.
- Key movements to note are staggered walking, arms extended, slight groans.
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