stagger meaning and definition

STAGGER noun

Definition of stagger (noun)

1. an unsteady uneven gait
   • synonyms: lurch, stumble

STAGGER verb

Definition of stagger (verb)

1. walk as if unable to control one's movements
   • "The drunken man staggered into the room"
   • synonyms: careen, keel, lurch, reel, swag
2. walk with great difficulty
   • "He staggered along in the heavy snow"
   • synonyms: flounder
3. to arrange in a systematic order
   • "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
   • synonyms: distribute
4. astound or overwhelm, as with shock
   • "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"