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stag·ger
(stăg′ər)v. stag·gered, stag·ger·ing, stag·gers
v.intr.
To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter. See Synonyms at blunder.
v.tr.
1. To cause to totter, sway, or reel: The blow staggered him.
2. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm: a teacher staggered by a former student's accomplishments; a company staggered by increases in energy costs.
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 in animals, especially horses, cattle, or other domestic animals, that are characterized by a lack of coordination in moving, a staggering gait, and frequent falling.
[Alteration of Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka, to push.]
stag′ger·er n.
stag′ger·y adj.
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stagger
(ˈstæɡə)vb
1. (usually intr) to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall
2. (tr) to astound or overwhelm, as with shock: I am staggered by his ruthlessness.
3. (tr) to place or arrange in alternating or overlapping positions or time periods to prevent confusion or congestion: a staggered junction; to stagger holidays.
4. (intr) to falter or hesitate: his courage staggered in the face of the battle.
5. (Aeronautics) (tr) to set (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one extends beyond that of the other
n
6. the act or an instance of staggering
7. (Aeronautics) a staggered arrangement on a biplane, etc
[C13 dialect stacker, from Old Norse staka to push]
ˈstaggerer n
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stag•ger
(ˈstæg ər)v.i.
1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
2. to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument.
3. to waver or hesitate, as in purpose or resolve.
v.t. 4. to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady.
5. to astonish or shock: a fact that staggers the mind.
6. to cause to waver or falter.
7. to arrange in an alternating pattern: to stagger lunch hours.
n. 8. the act of staggering; a reeling or tottering movement.
9. a staggered order or arrangement.
10. staggers, (used with a sing. v.) any of several severe diseases of livestock characterized by a staggering gait.
[1520–30; earlier stacker to reel, Middle English stakeren < Old Norse stakra to reel =stak(a) to stagger + -ra frequentative suffix]
stag′ger•er, n.
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stagger
Past participle: staggered
Gerund: staggering
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Noun | 1. | stagger - an unsteady uneven gait 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" 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" 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" | |
4. | stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake" |
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stagger
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
stagger
verb2. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner:
3. To be irresolute in acting or doing:
4. To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment:
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Translations
يَتَرَنَّح، يَتَمايَليَتَهَادَىيُصْعَق، يُذْهَليُنَظِّم نَوْبات العَمَل
ohromitpotácet serozložitvrávorat
forbløffeforskydeslingrevakle
kävellä horjuen
teturati
lépcsõzetessé tesz
skjögraslá út af laginuvíxlraîa; hagræîa
よろめく
비틀거리다
šlitiniuotisudaryti slankųjį grafiką
pārsteigtregulētsatriektstreipuļotveidot slīdošo grafiku
tackať sazdrviť
opotekati se
raggla
เดินเซ
düzenlemekşaşırmaksendelemeksendeleyerek yürümekyalpalamak
đi loạng choạng
stagger
[ˈstægəʳ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
stagger
[ˈstægər] vi (gen) → chanceler; (when drunk) → tituber
I staggered to the nearest chair
BUT Je m'avançai d'un pas chancelant jusqu'à la chaise la plus proche.
I staggered to the nearest chair
BUT Je m'avançai d'un pas chancelant jusqu'à la chaise la plus proche.
vt
(= astound) [+ person] → stupéfier
[+ hours, holidays] → étaler, échelonner; [+ payments] → échelonner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stagger
vi → schwanken, taumeln; (because of illness, weakness) → wanken; (drunkenly) → torkeln; he was staggering along the street → er taumelte die Straße entlang
vt
(fig: = amaze: news etc) → den Atem verschlagen (+dat), → umhauen (inf); he was staggered to hear of his promotion → die Nachricht von seiner Beförderung verschlug ihm die Sprache or haute ihn um (inf); you stagger me! → da bin ich aber platt! (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
stagger
[ˈstægəʳ]1. vt
a. (amaze, person) → sbalordire
b. (holidays, payments, hours) → scaglionare; (objects) → disporre a intervalli
2. vi → barcollare
to stagger along/in/out → avanzare/entrare/uscire barcollando
he staggered to the door → andò verso la porta barcollando
to stagger along/in/out → avanzare/entrare/uscire barcollando
he staggered to the door → andò verso la porta barcollando
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stagger
(ˈstӕgə) verb1. to sway, move or walk unsteadily. The drunk man staggered along the road.
2. to astonish. I was staggered to hear he had died.
3. to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.
ˈstaggering adjective causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment. a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
stagger
→ يَتَهَادَى potácet se vakle taumeln τρικλίζω tambalearse kävellä horjuen tituber teturati barcollare よろめく 비틀거리다 wankelen vingle zatoczyć się cambalear идти шатаясь raggla เดินเซ sendelemek đi loạng choạng 蹒跚Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stag·ger
v. escalonar, saltear, distribuir con una secuencia; vacilar; tambalear; tambalearse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
stagger
vi tambalear(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.