(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk.
He lost his balance, ~ed back against the rail and toppled over...
He was ~ing and had to lean on the bar.
VERB: V adv/prep, V
2.
If you say that someone or something ~s on, you mean that it is only just succeeds in continuing.
Truman allowed him to ~ on for nearly another two years.
VERB: V adv/prep
3.
If something ~s you, it surprises you very much.
The whole thing ~s me.
VERB: V n
~ed
I was simply ~ed by the heat of the Argentinian high-summer.
ADJ: v-link ADJ
4.
To ~ things such as people’s holidays or hours of work means to arrange them so that they do not all happen at the same time.
During the past few years the government has ~ed the summer vacation periods for students.
VERB: V n
5.
see also ~ing