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