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staggers
stag·ger S0695300 (stăg′ər)v. stag·gered, stag·ger·ing, stag·gers v.intr. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter. See Synonyms at blunder.v.tr.1. To cause to totter, sway, or reel: The blow staggered him.2. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm: a teacher staggered by a former student's accomplishments; a company staggered by increases in energy costs.3. To place on or as if on alternating sides of a center line; set in a zigzag row or rows: theater seats that were staggered for clear viewing.4. To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods: staggered the nurses' shifts.5. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.6. Sports To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.n.1. A tottering, swaying, or reeling motion.2. A staggered pattern, arrangement, or order.3. staggers(used with a sing. verb) Any of various diseases in animals, especially horses, cattle, or other domestic animals, that are characterized by a lack of coordination in moving, a staggering gait, and frequent falling.
[Alteration of Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka, to push.]
stag′ger·er n.stag′ger·y adj.staggers (ˈstæɡəz) n (functioning as singular or plural) 1. (Pathology) a form of vertigo associated with decompression sickness2. (Veterinary Science) Also called: blind staggers a disease of horses and some other domestic animals characterized by a swaying unsteady gait, caused by infection, toxins, or lesions of the central nervous systemThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  staggers - a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent fallingblind staggersanimal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings |
Translationsstaggers
the staggers1. An informal term for any disease in animals, especially horses or cattle, typified by a lack of coordination and stability while standing or walking. It looked like the poor horse might've been coming down with the staggers. It's probably a magnesium deficiency that's causing the staggers in your livestock.2. slang Any state or instance of staggering or unsteadiness on one's feet. I got a blow to the head during the accident, and it gave me the staggers for the rest of the day. He always gets the staggers when he's had one too many drinks. At the top of the mountain I could see that Janet was getting the staggers from the altitude, so I told her to sit down and have a rest.3. slang Any of the various neurological problems caused by decompression sickness (a condition known colloquially as "the bends"). When the diver first showed signs of the staggers, we thought it was just an inner ear infection, but it turns out he had the bends and died a few days later.See also: staggerstaggers1. n. liquor. She poured herself a huge glass of staggers and mumbled something about cough medicine. 2. and the staggers n. drunkenness; the delirium tremens. (Always with the in this sense.) He seems to have a little touch of the staggers. See also: staggerstaggers
staggers1. a form of vertigo associated with decompression sickness 2. a disease of horses and some other domestic animals characterized by a swaying unsteady gait, caused by infection, toxins, or lesions of the central nervous system staggers[′stag·ərz] (veterinary medicine) Any of various diseases of livestock, sheep, and horses manifested by lack of coordination in movement and a staggering gait. staggers
stag·gers (stag'ĕrz), A form of decompression sickness in which vertigo, mental confusion, and muscular weakness are the chief symptoms.stag·gers (stag'ĕrz) A form of decompression sickness in which vertigo, mental confusion, and muscular weakness are the chief symptoms. staggers
Synonyms for staggersnoun a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattleSynonymsRelated Words |