| Front | stagger |
|---|---|
| Back | /ˈstæɡə $ -ər/ verb 1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over SYN stumble: He managed to stagger home. She staggered back a step. The old man staggered drunkenly to his feet. 2[transitive] to make someone feel very surprised or shocked SYN amaze: What staggered us was the sheer size of her salary. 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: He staggered on for another two years. stagger from something to something The company staggered from one crisis to the next. 4[transitive] to arrange people’s working hours, holidays etc so that they do not all begin and end at the same time: Jim and his wife stagger their work hours so one of them can be at home with the kids. 5[transitive] to start a race with each runner at a different place on a curved track stagger2 noun [countable usually singular] an unsteady movement of someone who is having difficulty in walking |
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