1. (

• lurch ,
• stumble ,
• stagger

) an unsteady uneven gait ;

1. (

• stagger ,
• reel ,
• keel ,
• lurch ,
• swag ,
• careen ,

) walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" ;

2. (

• stagger ,
• flounder

) walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow" ;

3. (

• stagger ,
• distribute

) to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall" ;

4. (

• stagger

) astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake" ;