stagger

stag·ger  (stgr)

v. stag·gered, stag·ger·ing, stag·gers

v.intr.

1. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter.

2. To begin to lose confidence or strength of purpose; waver.

v.tr.

1. To cause to totter, sway, or reel: The blow staggered him.

2.

a. To overwhelm with emotion or astonishment.

b. To cause to waver or lose confidence.

3. To place on or as if on alternating sides of a center line; set in a zigzag row or rows: theater seats that were staggered for clear viewing.

4. To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods: staggered the nurses' shifts.

5. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.

6. Sports To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.

n.

1. A tottering, swaying, or reeling motion.

2. A staggered pattern, arrangement, or order.

3. staggers (used with a sing. verb) Any of various diseases of the nervous system in animals, especially horses, cattle, or other domestic animals, characterized by a lack of coordination in moving, a staggering gait, and frequent falling. Also called blind staggers.

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[Alteration of Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka, to push.]

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stagger·er n.

stagger·y adj.

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stagger

Verb

1. to walk unsteadily

2. to amaze or shock (someone): it staggered her that there was any liaison between them

3. to arrange (events) so as not to happen at the same time: staggered elections

Noun

a staggering [dialect stacker]

staggering adj
staggeringly adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stagger - an unsteady uneven gait               lurch, stumble gait - a person's manner of walking
Verb	1.	stagger - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" careen, keel, lurch, reel, swag walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	stagger - walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow" flounder walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	3.	stagger - to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall" distribute arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
	4.	stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake" overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

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stagger

verb 1. totter, reel, sway, falter, lurch, wobble, waver, teeter

verb 2. astound, amaze, stun, surprise, shock, shake, overwhelm, astonish, confound, take (someone) aback, bowl over (informal) stupefy, strike (someone) dumb, throw off balance, give (someone) a shock, dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast, take (someone's) breath away

Translations

stagger [ˈstægəʳ] vi → tambalear

vt (= amaze) → asombrar [+ hours, holidays]; escalonar

stagger [ˈstægəʳ] vi → chanceler, tituber

vt [+ person] (= amaze); stupéfier; bouleverser [+ hours, holidays]; étaler, échelonner

stagger [ˈstægəʳ] vi → schwanken, taumeln

vt (amaze) → die Sprache verschlagen +dat;

(hours, holidays) → staffeln

stagger [ˈstægəʳ] vi → barcollare

vt [+ person] → sbalordire [+ hours, holidays]; scaglionare

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stagger

v stagger [ˈstӕgə]

1 to sway, move or walk unsteadily The drunk man staggered along the road.steierيَتَرَنَّح، يَتَمايَلклатушкам сеvrávoratslingreschwankenτρεκλίζω, παραπατώtuikumaتلوتلو خوردنhoiperrellatituberלְהִתנוֹדֵדलड़खड़ाना, डगमगानाposrtati, teturatitántorogterhuyung-huyungskjögrabarcollareよろめく비틀거리다, 흔들흔들 걷다šlitiniuotistreipuļotterhuyung-hayangwankelensjangle, ravezataczać sięcambaleara se împleticiидти шатаясьtackať saopotekati seteturati sestappla, ragla, vacklaเซ; เอียงsendeleyerek yürümek, yalpalamak蹣跚хитатися, іти хитаючисьلڑکھڑاناlàm lảo đảo, loạng choạng蹒跚

2 to astonish I was staggered to hear he had died.verbaas, verdwaasيُصْعَق، يُذْهَلзашеметявамohromitforbløffeerschütternκαταπλήσσω, συγκλονίζωhämmastamaمبهوت كردنhämmästyttääatterrerלְזַעֲזֵעַचौंका देना, आश्चर्यचकित होनाosupnuti, prenerazitimegdöbbentmengherankanslá út af laginusconcertareびっくりさせる...을 깜짝 놀라게 하다priblokšti, sukrėstipārsteigt; satriektterkejutonthutsenbli lamslått/rystetwstrząsać, ogłuszaćsurpreendera consternaошеломлятьohromiť, zdrviťosupitizapanjitiförbluffa, skakaทำให้ลังเลşaşırmak震驚приголомшувати, вражатиمبہوت ہوناlàm bối rối, choáng váng震惊

3 to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times. skikيُنَظِّم نَوْبات العَمَلпофдреждам работно време така че да не съвпадаrozložitforskydestaffelnκατά διαστήματα ρυθμίζω (π.χ. ωράρια ή διακοπές)diferentseerima, jaotamaتنظيم كردنporrastaaéchelonnerלְפַצֵלभिन्न-भिन्न समय रखनाstupnjevati (početak radnog vremena)lépcsőzetessé teszmengaturvíxlraða; hagræðascaglionareずらせる...을 엇갈리게 배열하다sudaryti slankųjį grafikąregulēt; veidot slīdošo grafikumengaturspreidenforskyveukładać przemiennieescalonara eşalonaсоставить скользящий графикrozložiťrazporeditirasporeditispridaจัดตารางเวลาการทำงานdüzenlemek錯開(安排)регулювати години роботиکام کے اوقات اور تعطیل وغیرہ کو ترتیب دیناchéo nhau, bố trí xen kẽ错开（安排）

adj ˈstaggering

causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering.verbasend, dronkslanendمُذْهِل، صاعِقзашеметяващotřesnýrystendeumwerfendσυνταρακτικός, συγκλονιστικόςpõrutav, ootamatuتلوتلوtyrmäävärenversantמַדהִיםआश्चर्यजनकošamućujućimegrázómengejutkanyfirþyrmandi; gífurlegursconcertanteぐらつかせる비틀거리게 하는, 깜짝 놀라게[] 하는; 주저하(게 하)는pritrenkiantis, smarkuspārsteidzošs; satriecošsmengejutkanduizelingwekkendkolossal, overveldendeoszałamiającyespantosostupefiantошеломительныйotrasný, šokujúci; závratnýosupljivšokantanförödande, förbluffandeที่โซโซ; ที่โงนเงนçok şaşırtıcı使腿軟不穩，使震驚приголомшливийبہت حیرت انگیزgây sửng sốt, làm kinh ngạc使腿软不稳，使震惊