stagger

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈstæɡə/
/ˈstæɡɚ/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion

Example Sentences
  • the stagger of a drunken man
2 Definition

A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden falling

Example Sentences
  • apoplectic or sleepy staggers
3 Definition

Bewilderment; perplexity.

4 Definition

The spacing out of various actions over time.

5 Definition

The difference in circumference between the left and right tires on a racing vehicle. It is used on oval tracks to make the car turn better in the corners.

6 Definition

The horizontal positioning of a biplane, triplane, or multiplane's wings in relation to one another.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

Sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.

2 Definition

Doubt, waver, be shocked.

3 Definition

Have multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly-spaced, times or places (attested from 1856).