STAGGER

(MOVE) [verb] [I] - to walk or move in a way that shows a lack of balance as if you are going to fallAfter he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.As we went into the bar, a drunken man staggered out of the door.Every morning she would wake up at 7a.m. and stagger half-awake into the bathroom to get washed.(figurative) The company is staggering under a $15 million debt and will almost certainly collapse by the end of the year.