stagger stagger /ˈstægɝ/

noun

1. An unsteady uneven gait  ( stagger , stumble , lurch )
   an unsteady uneven gait
   

verb

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