Definition of Stagger
Stagger
stag·ger


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To walk or move unsteadily, often due to being drunk or weak.

e.g. The drunk man staggered out of the bar and into the street.

(verb)
to be completely shocked or flabbergasted;

e.g. I woke up and was staggered to see that it was 8 AM and that I had missed the school bus yet again!

(noun)
movement and walking that is unsteady;

e.g. The drunk man walked home with a stagger.

(verb)
to arrange in zigzags or alternations;

e.g. They try to stagger the work shifts such that everyone gets a chance to open and close the store at least twice a month.



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