Definition of Stagger
Stagger
stag·ger


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to move in an unsteady manner as if about to fall;

e.g. I watched the drunk man stagger home in the pouring rain.

(verb)
to be completely shocked or flabbergasted;

e.g. I woke up and was staggered to see that it was 8 AM and that I had missed the school bus yet again!

(noun)
movement and walking that is unsteady;

e.g. The drunk man walked home with a stagger.

(verb)
to arrange in zigzags or alternations;

e.g. They try to stagger the work shifts such that everyone gets a chance to open and close the store at least twice a month.



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