stagger

To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter. synonym: blunder.

To cause to totter, sway, or reel.

To astonish, shock, or overwhelm.

To place on or as if on alternating sides of a center line; set in a zigzag row or rows.

To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods.

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.

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.

A tottering, swaying, or reeling motion.

A staggered pattern, arrangement, or order.

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.