Noun: staggers sta-gu(r)z- A disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
- blind staggers Noun: stagger sta-gu(r)- An unsteady uneven gait
- lurch, stumble Verb: stagger sta-gu(r)- Walk as if unable to control one's movements
"The drunken man staggered into the room"; - reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen - Walk with great difficulty
"He staggered along in the heavy snow"; - flounder - To arrange in a systematic order
"stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"; - distribute - Astound or overwhelm, as with shock
"She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"
Type of: animal disease, arrange, gait, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, set up, sweep over, walk Encyclopedia: Staggers Stagger |