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staggered
stag·ger S0695300 (stăg′ər)v. stag·gered, stag·ger·ing, stag·gers v.intr. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter. See Synonyms at blunder.v.tr.1. To cause to totter, sway, or reel: The blow staggered him.2. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm: a teacher staggered by a former student's accomplishments; a company staggered by increases in energy costs.3. To place on or as if on alternating sides of a center line; set in a zigzag row or rows: theater seats that were staggered for clear viewing.4. To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods: staggered the nurses' shifts.5. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.6. Sports To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.n.1. A tottering, swaying, or reeling motion.2. A staggered pattern, arrangement, or order.3. staggers(used with a sing. verb) Any of various diseases in animals, especially horses, cattle, or other domestic animals, that are characterized by a lack of coordination in moving, a staggering gait, and frequent falling.
[Alteration of Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka, to push.]
stag′ger·er n.stag′ger·y adj.staggered (ˈstæɡəd) adjshocked, overwhelmed, or astoundedThesaurusstaggeredadjective astounded, amazed, stunned, surprised, shocked, shaken, overwhelmed, astonished, confounded, taken aback, bowled over (informal), dumbfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, nonplussed, struck dumb, throw off balance I was simply staggered by the heat of the Argentine high-summer.TranslationsIdiomsSeestaggerStaggered
StaggeredTwo or more rows of objects that are offset from one another in such a manner as to form a zigzag pattern.staggeredDescriptive of fasteners (such as nails, rivets, or screws), joints, studs, etc., arranged in two or more rows so that the beginning of each row is offset from the adjacent one(s).AcronymsSeestoragestaggered
Synonyms for staggeredadj astoundedSynonyms- astounded
- amazed
- stunned
- surprised
- shocked
- shaken
- overwhelmed
- astonished
- confounded
- taken aback
- bowled over
- dumbfounded
- flabbergasted
- stupefied
- nonplussed
- struck dumb
- throw off balance
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