What is the meaning of stagger?

Walk as if unable to control one's movements.
- usage: "The drunken man staggered into the room"
- synonyms: reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen
Walk with great difficulty.
- usage: "He staggered along in the heavy snow"
- synonyms: flounder
To arrange in a systematic order.
- usage: "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
- synonyms: distribute
Astound or overwhelm, as with shock.
- usage: "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"

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APA	WordNet. (2010). stagger. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/stagger/definitions/1312785
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