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[ verb ] walk as if unable to control one's movements

Examples

"The drunken man staggered into the room"

Used in print

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

McBride staggered into the street , flopped sprawling in the stinging dust .

(Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)

It gave Curt time to stagger to his feet .

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

Pat saw Gyp_Carmer staggering forward , a half filled bottle upraised as if to strike .

Related terms

walk lurch rock staggerer

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[ verb ] walk with great difficulty

Synonyms

flounder

Examples

"He staggered along in the heavy snow"

Used in print

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

In the very front rank , two men were wounded and staggered along , trailing blood behind them .

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

Fists pummeled him as he staggered forward .

Related terms

walk lurch

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[ verb ] astound or overwhelm, as with shock

Examples

"She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

He said his plan is designed to `` meet the needs of those millions who have no wish to receive care at the taxpayers ' expense , but who are nevertheless staggered by the drain on their savings - or those of their children - caused by an extended hospital stay '' .

(The Detroit News...)

Kowalski , a roofer who seldom worked last winter , already was in_arrears on their recently purchased split-level home when the tragedy staggered him with medical and funeral bills .

Related terms

overwhelm perplex

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[ verb ] arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances

Synonyms

stack distribute

Examples

"stack the deck of cards"

Used in print

([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)

Can staggered lunch periods relieve the capacity strain on your feeding facilities ?

Related terms

arrange

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[ verb ] astound or overwhelm, as with shock

Examples

: "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"

Related terms

overwhelm

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[ verb ] move slowly and unsteadily

Synonyms

lurch

Examples

"The truck lurched down the road"

Related terms

travel

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[ noun ] an unsteady uneven gait

Synonyms

lurch stumble

Related terms

gait

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