1. A disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
   "The rancher noticed signs of staggers in several of his horses";
   - blind staggers

1. An unsteady uneven gait
   "His stagger betrayed his intoxication";
   - lurch, stumble

1. Walk as if unable to control one's movements
   "The drunken man staggered into the room";
   - reel, keel, lurch, careen
    
2. Walk with great difficulty
   "He staggered along in the heavy snow";
   - flounder
    
3. Spread out or arrange at different times or positions
   "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall";
   - distribute
    
4. 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, engulf, gait, ingulf [archaic], overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, set up, sweep over, walk

Encyclopedia: Staggers