staggers Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
   blind staggers.
   
2. noun an unsteady uneven gait
   stagger; lurch; stumble.
   
3. verb walk as if unable to control one's movements
   swag; lurch; stagger; keel; careen; reel.
   
   • The drunken man staggered into the room
4. verb walk with great difficulty
   flounder; stagger.
   
   • He staggered along in the heavy snow
5. verb to arrange in a systematic order
   stagger; distribute.
   
   • stagger the chairs in the lecture hall
6. verb astound or overwhelm, as with shock
   stagger.
   
   • She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake

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