Stagger

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used without object) 1.1 to walk, move, or stand unsteadily. 1.2 to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight. 1.3 to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady 2.2 to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish 2.3 to cause to waver or falter 2.4 to arrange in a zigzag order or manner on either side of a center 2.5 to arrange otherwise than at the same time, esp. in a series of alternating or continually overlapping intervals 2.6 Aeronautics . 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. 3 Noun 3.1 the act of staggering; a reeling or tottering movement or motion. 3.2 a staggered order or arrangement. 3.3 Aeronautics . 3.4 staggers. ( used with a singular verb ) Veterinary Pathology . 4 Synonyms 4.1 verb

Verb (used without object)

to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.

to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight.

to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate

After staggering momentarily, he recognized that he had to make a decision.

Verb (used with object)

to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady

This load would stagger an elephant.

to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish

The vastness of outer space staggers the mind.

to cause to waver or falter

The news staggered her belief in the triumph of justice.

to arrange in a zigzag order or manner on either side of a center

The captain staggered the troops along the road.

to arrange otherwise than at the same time, esp. in a series of alternating or continually overlapping intervals

They planned to stagger lunch hours so that the cafeteria would not be rushed.

Aeronautics . 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.

Noun

the act of staggering; a reeling or tottering movement or motion.

a staggered order or arrangement.

Aeronautics .

a staggered arrangement of wings.

the amount of staggering.

staggers. ( used with a singular verb ) Veterinary Pathology .

Also called blind staggers. acute selenium poisoning of livestock characterized by a staggering gait usually followed by respiratory failure and death.

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.

Synonyms

verb

alternate , careen , dither , falter , halt , hesitate , lurch , overlap , pitch , reel , shake , stammer , step , sway , swing , teeter , titubate , topple , totter , vacillate , waver , wheel , whiffle , wobble , zigzag , amaze , astonish , boggle , bowl over * , confound , consternate , devastate , dumbfound , flabbergast , floor * , give a shock , nonplus , overpower , overwhelm , paralyze , perplex , puzzle , shatter , startle , strike dumb , stump , stun , stupefy , surprise , take aback , take breath away , throw off balance , stumble , weave , blunder , bumble , bungle , flounder , fudge , fumble , limp , shuffle , pause , shilly-shally , bowl over , floor , astound , dumfound , hobble , rock , shift , shock , unsettle , welter