Definition of stagger
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : to reel from side to side : totter
b : to move on unsteadily
staggered toward the door
2 : to waver in purpose or action : hesitate
3 : to rock violently
the ship staggered
1 : to cause to doubt or hesitate : perplex
2 : to cause to reel or totter
3 : to arrange in any of various zigzags, alternations, or overlappings of position or time
stagger work shifts stagger teeth on a cutter
stagger
nounDefinition of stagger (Entry 2 of 3)
1 staggers plural in form but singular or plural in construction : an abnormal condition of domestic animals associated with damage to the central nervous system and marked by incoordination and a reeling unsteady gait
2 : a reeling or unsteady gait or stance
3 : an arrangement in which the leading edge of the upper wing of a biplane is advanced over that of the lower
stagger
adjectiveDefinition of stagger (Entry 3 of 3)
: marked by an alternating or overlapping pattern
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The first known use of stagger was in the 15th century
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