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• Stagger (aviation) — Stagger Positive wing stagger of a de Havilland Tiger Moth …   Wikipedia

• stagger — [stag′ər] vi. [ME stakeren < ON stakra, to totter, intens. of staka, to push (for IE base see STAKE): akin to & prob. infl. in form by MDu staggeren] 1. to move unsteadily, as though about to collapse; totter, sway, or reel, as from a blow,… …   English World dictionary

• Stagger — Stag ger ( g[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Staggered} ( g[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staggering}.] [OE. stakeren, Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push, stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. {Stake}, n.] 1. To move to one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stagger — (v.) 1520s, altered from stakeren (c.1300), from O.N. stakra or O.Dan. stagra, both to push, stagger. Cognate with Du. staggelen to stagger, Ger. staggeln to stammer. Transitive sense of bewilder, amaze first recorded 1550s; that of arrange in a… …   Etymology dictionary

• Stagger — Stag ger, n. 1. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Far.) A disease of horses and other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stagger Lee — Lee Shelton (also known as Stagger Lee, Stagolee, Stackerlee, Stack O Lee, Stack a Lee and by several other spelling variants) was a black cab driver and a pimp [ [http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2007 06 27/news/the story of stagger lee/ The Story …   Wikipedia

• stagger — staggerer, n. /stag euhr/, v.i. 1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily. 2. to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight. 3. to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized… …   Universalium

• stagger — stag|ger1 [ˈstægə US ər] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: stacker to stagger (13 19 centuries), from Old Norse stakra, from staka to push ] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over = ↑stumble ▪ He managed to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stagger — /ˈstægə / (say staguh) verb (i) 1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily; sway. 2. to begin to doubt or waver, as in opinion; hesitate. –verb (t) 3. to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady. 4. to shock; render helpless with amazement or the… …  

• stagger — I. verb (staggered; staggering) Etymology: alteration of earlier stacker, from Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka to push; perhaps akin to Old English staca stake more at stake Date: 15th century intransitive… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stagger — stag•ger [[t]ˈstæg ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to walk, move, or stand unsteadily 2) to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument 3) to waver or hesitate, as in purpose or resolve 4) to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady 5) to astonish or shock …   From formal English to slang