stagger


Definition: Meaning of, stagger in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈstaɡə /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
staggering staggers
  1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over [=  stumble]
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  2. [transitive] to make someone feel very surprised or shocked [=  amaze]
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  3. [intransitive] also stagger on to continue doing something when you seem to be going to fail and you do not know what will happen
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  4. [transitive] to arrange people's working hours, holidays etc so that they do not all begin and end at the same time
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  5. [transitive] to start a race with each runner at a different place on a curved track
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  1. an unsteady movement of someone who is having difficulty in walking
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stagger used in phrases

  • stagger head (noun)
    1. a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
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