"bestagger" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bestaggers [present, singular, third-person], bestaggering [participle, present], bestaggered [participle, past], bestaggered [past]
Etymology: From be- + stagger. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|stagger}} be- + stagger Head templates: {{en-verb}} bestagger (third-person singular simple present bestaggers, present participle bestaggering, simple past and past participle bestaggered)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To stagger about; cause (one) to stagger. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-bestagger-en-verb-po9UnY1U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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