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English noun: stagger | |||
| 1. | stagger (act) an unsteady uneven gait | ||
| Synonyms | lurch, stumble | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gait | ||
English verb: stagger | |||
| 1. | stagger (motion) walk as if unable to control one's movements | ||
| Samples | The drunken man staggered into the room. | ||
| Synonyms | careen, keel, lurch, reel, swag | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 2. | stagger (motion) walk with great difficulty | ||
| Samples | He staggered along in the heavy snow. | ||
| Examples | The children stagger to the playground | ||
| Synonyms | flounder | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
| 3. | stagger (contact) to arrange in a systematic order | ||
| Samples | Stagger the chairs in the lecture hall. | ||
| Synonyms | distribute | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| 4. | stagger (emotion) astound or overwhelm, as with shock | ||
| Samples | She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm | ||
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