stagger

Definitions of stagger in various dictionaries:

noun - an unsteady uneven gait

verb - walk as if unable to control one's movements

verb - walk with great difficulty

verb - to arrange in a systematic order

verb - astound or overwhelm, as with shock

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

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

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

To overwhelm with emotion or astonishment.

To cause to waver or lose confidence.

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.

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

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.

A tottering, swaying, or reeling motion.

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.

verb - to walk or stand unsteadily