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stagger(2)(dictionary)
stagger(1)(dictionary)
stagger(dictionary)
stagger 2, noun(dictionary)
Stagger - Motor Sports(gambling)
Stagger (Open Wheel) - Motor Sports(gambling)
Stagger (Closed Wheel) - Motor Sports(gambling)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
think 1, verb(dictionary)

stagger 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: stacker 'to stagger' (13-19 centuries), from Old Norse stakra, from staka 'to push']
[I always + adverb/preposition] to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over
-synonym stumble stumble
::He managed to stagger home.
::She staggered back a step.
::The old man staggered drunkenly to his feet.
[T] to make someone feel very surprised or shocked
-synonym amaze amaze
::What staggered us was the sheer size of her salary.
[I] 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 sth to sth
::The company staggered from one crisis to the next.
[T] 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.
[T] to start a race with each runner at a different place on a curved track