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To walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall
“Once the curtain falls, you'll stagger outside feeling unbalanced, wondering what just happened and what it all means.”
To astonish or deeply shock
“It does stagger me that Giorgio continues to believe that ancient aliens built the great pyramids.”
To hold or engage the attention of
“The old bachelor didn't realize that the charming, red-haired, secretary-receptionist at the desk would stagger him with her beauty.”
To arrange in an irregular manner or pattern
“Also, stagger hours so that fewer people are in a building at the same time.”
To arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median line alternately
“Stagger the screws in these top laminations so as not to interfere with the original screw holes underneath.”
To hesitate due to doubt or uncertainty
“Are there not many who would subscribe to the frank proposition without hesitation, that would stagger at the second, and more artificial, submission?”
To move clumsily or ploddingly
To move or progress slowly, failing to keep up with others
To fall down, especially after losing one's balance
To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength
To apply great and continuous effort towards work, a task, or a goal
To carry out in gradual stages
To take or perform in turns, changing back and forth or in succession
To physically struggle or flail around clumsily
To physically traumatize someone with a strong blow, especially to the head
To succeed despite difficult circumstances
An uneven walk or progress
An involuntary slip or fall
A sudden or unsteady movement
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