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staggering |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stagger Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stagger Entailment of verb stagger Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stagger 6 senses of stagger Sense 1 stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen => walk Sense 2 stagger, flounder => walk Sense 3 stagger => perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound Sense 4 stack, stagger, distribute => arrange, set up Sense 5 lurch, stagger => travel, go move locomote Sense 6 stagger => overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake Familiarity of verb stagger stagger used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stagger Sense 1 stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen => walk -------------- Sense 2 stagger, flounder => walk -------------- Sense 3 stagger => perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -------------- Sense 4 stack, stagger, distribute => arrange, set up -------------- Sense 5 lurch, stagger => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 6 stagger => overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake -------------- Overview of verb stagger The verb stagger has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (10) stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen -- (walk as if unable to control one's movements) 2. (6) stagger, flounder -- (walk with great difficulty; as in snow or mud) 3. (2) stagger -- (astound or overwhelm; "These poor people are staggered by the drain on their savings") 4. (1) stack, stagger, distribute -- (to arrange in a stack or pile; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall") 5. lurch, stagger -- (move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road") 6. stagger -- (astound or overwhelm, as with shock: "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake") Overview of adj staggering The adj staggering has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lurching, stumbling, staggering, weaving -- (walking unsteadily) 2. (1) astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying -- (so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying") Antonyms of adj staggering 2 senses of staggering Sense 1 lurching, stumbling, staggering, weaving INDIRECT (VIA unsteady) -> steady Sense 2 astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive Similarity of adj staggering 2 senses of staggering Sense 1 lurching, stumbling, staggering, weaving => unsteady (vs. steady) Sense 2 astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying => impressive (vs. unimpressive) Attributes of adj staggering Familiarity of adj staggering staggering used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj staggering staggering Overview of verb stagger The verb stagger has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (10) stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen -- (walk as if unable to control one's movements) 2. (6) stagger, flounder -- (walk with great difficulty; as in snow or mud) 3. (2) stagger -- (astound or overwhelm; "These poor people are staggered by the drain on their savings") 4. (1) stack, stagger, distribute -- (to arrange in a stack or pile; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall") 5. lurch, stagger -- (move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the road") 6. stagger -- (astound or overwhelm, as with shock: "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake") Overview of adj staggering The adj staggering has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lurching, stumbling, staggering, weaving -- (walking unsteadily) 2. (1) astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying -- (so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying")
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