Толковый словарь английского языка - stagger
Stagger
stagger
I. verb (~ed; ~ing) see: stake Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to reel from side to side ; totter , to move on unsteadily , to waver in purpose or action ; hesitate , to rock violently , transitive verb to cause to doubt or hesitate ; perplex , to cause to reel or totter, to arrange in any of various zigzags, alternations, or overlappings of position or time , ~er noun II. noun Date: 1577 an abnormal condition of domestic animals associated with damage to the central nervous system and marked by incoordination and a reeling unsteady gait, a reeling or unsteady gait or stance, an arrangement in which the leading edge of the upper wing of a biplane is advanced over that of the lower, III. adjective Date: 1918 marked by an alternating or overlapping pattern
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v. & n. --v. 1 a intr. walk unsteadily, totter. b tr. cause to totter (was staggered by the blow). 2 a tr. shock, confuse; cause to hesitate or waver (the question staggered them; they were staggered at the suggestion). b intr. hesitate; waver in purpose. 3 tr. arrange (events, hours of work, etc.) so that they do not coincide. 4 tr. arrange (objects) so that they are not in line, esp.: a arrange (a road-crossing) so that the side-roads are not in line. b set (the spokes of a wheel) to incline alternately to right and left. --n. 1 a tottering movement. 2 (in pl.) a a disease of the brain and spinal cord esp. in horses and cattle, causing staggering. b giddiness. 3 an overhanging or slantwise or zigzag arrangement of like parts in a structure etc. Derivatives staggerer n. Etymology: alt. of ME stacker (now dial.) f. ON stakra frequent. of staka push, stagger ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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