Stagger vs. Walk

Stagger vs. Walk — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Stagger and Walk

Staggernoun

An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion

the stagger of a drunken man

Walkverb

(intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit.

Staggernoun

(veterinary medicine) A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden falling

parasitic staggersapoplectic or sleepy staggers

Walkverb

To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.

If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk.

Staggernoun

Bewilderment; perplexity.

Walkverb

Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.

If you leave your wallet lying around, it’s going to walk.
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Staggernoun

The spacing out of various actions over time.

Walkverb

To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman believes he is out.

Staggernoun

(motorsport) The difference in circumference between the left and right tires on a racing vehicle. It is used on oval tracks to make the car turn better in the corners.

Walkverb

(transitive) To travel (a distance) by walking.

I walk two miles to school every day.The museum’s not far from here – you can walk it.

Staggernoun

(aviation) The horizontal positioning of a biplane, triplane, or multiplane's wings in relation to one another.

Walkverb

(transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.

I walk the dog every morning.Will you walk me home?
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Staggerverb

Sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.

Walkverb

To allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls.

Staggerverb

(intransitive) In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.

She began to stagger across the room.

Walkverb

(transitive) To move something by shifting between two positions, as if it were walking.

I carefully walked the ladder along the wall.

Staggerverb

(transitive) To cause to reel or totter.

The powerful blow of his opponent's fist staggered the boxer.

Walkverb

(transitive) To full; to beat cloth to give it the consistency of felt.

Staggerverb

(intransitive) To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail.

Walkverb

(transitive) To traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement).

I walked the streets aimlessly.Debugging this computer program involved walking the heap.

Staggerverb

Doubt, waver, be shocked.

Walkverb

To operate the left and right throttles of (an aircraft) in alternation.

Staggerverb

(intransitive) To begin to doubt and waver in purposes; to become less confident or determined; to hesitate.

Walkverb

To leave, resign.

If we don't offer him more money he'll walk.

Staggerverb

(transitive) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.

He will stagger the committee when he presents his report.

Walkverb

(transitive) To push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks.

Staggerverb

(transitive) Have multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly-spaced, times or places (attested from 1856).

Walkverb

To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct oneself.

Staggerverb

To arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median line alternately, as the spokes of a wheel or the rivets of a boiler seam.

Walkverb

To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, such as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person.

Staggerverb

To arrange similar objects such that each is ahead or above and to one side of the next.

We will stagger the starting positions for the race on the oval track.

Walkverb

(obsolete) To be in motion; to act; to move.

Staggerverb

To schedule in intervals.

We will stagger the run so the faster runners can go first, then the joggers.

Walkverb

To put, keep, or train (a puppy) in a walk, or training area for dogfighting.

Staggernoun

an unsteady uneven gait

Walkverb

To move a guest to another hotel if their confirmed reservation is not available on day of check-in.

Staggerverb

walk as if unable to control one's movements;

The drunken man staggered into the room

Walknoun

A trip made by walking.

I take a walk every morning

Staggerverb

walk with great difficulty;

He staggered along in the heavy snow

Walknoun

A distance walked.

It’s a long walk from my house to the library

Staggerverb

to arrange in a systematic order;

stagger the chairs in the lecture hall

Walknoun

(sports) An Olympic Games track event requiring that the heel of the leading foot touch the ground before the toe of the trailing foot leaves the ground.

Staggerverb

astound or overwhelm, as with shock;

She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake

Walknoun

A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.

The Ministry of Silly Walks is underfunded this year

Walknoun

A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk. Compare trail.

Walknoun

(poker) A situation where all players fold to the big blind, as their first action (instead of calling or raising), once they get their cards.

Walknoun

(baseball) An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls".

The pitcher now has two walks in this inning alone

Walknoun

In coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space between them.

Walknoun

An area of an estate planted with fruit-bearing trees.

Walknoun

(historical) A place for keeping and training puppies for dogfighting.

Walknoun

(historical) An enclosed area in which a gamecock is confined to prepare him for fighting.

Walknoun

(graph theory) A sequence of alternating vertices and edges, where each edge's endpoints are the preceding and following vertices in the sequence.

Walknoun

(colloquial) Something very easily accomplished; a walk in the park.

Walknoun

A cheque drawn on a bank that was not a member of the London Clearing and whose sort code was allocated on a one-off basis; they had to be "walked" (hand-delivered by messengers).

Walknoun

the act of traveling by foot;

walking is a healthy form of exercise

Walknoun

(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls;

he worked the pitcher for a base on balls

Walknoun

manner of walking;

he had a funny walk

Walknoun

the act of walking somewhere;

he took a walk after lunch

Walknoun

a path set aside for walking;

after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk

Walknoun

a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground

Walknoun

careers in general;

it happens in all walks of life

Walkverb

use one's feet to advance; advance by steps;

Walk, don't run!We walked instead of drivingShe walks with a slight limpThe patient cannot walk yetWalk over to the cabinet

Walkverb

traverse or cover by walking;

Walk the tightropePaul walked the streets of DamascusShe walks 3 miles every day

Walkverb

accompany or escort;

I'll walk you to your car

Walkverb

obtain a base on balls

Walkverb

live or behave in a specified manner;

walk in sadness

Walkverb

take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure;

The lovers held hands while walkingWe like to walk every Sunday

Walkverb

give a base on balls to

Walkverb

be or act in association with;

We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sistersWalk with God

Walkverb

make walk;

He walks the horse up the mountainWalk the dog twice a day

Walkverb

walk at a pace;

The horsese walked across the meadow