zig·zag
(zĭg′zăg′)n.
1.
a. A line or course that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
b. One of a series of such sharp turns.
2. Something, such as a road or design, that exhibits one or a series of sharp turns.
adj.
Moving in or having a zigzag.
adv.
In a zigzag manner or pattern.
v. zig·zagged, zig·zag·ging, zig·zags
v.intr.
To move in or form a zigzag: a destroyer zigzagging to evade torpedoes.
v.tr.
To cause to move in or form a zigzag.
[French, alteration of zic-zac, from German Zickzack, perhaps reduplication of Zacke, tooth, cog, from Middle High German zacke, point, nail.]
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zigzag
(ˈzɪɡˌzæɡ)n
1. a line or course characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
2. one of the series of such turns
3. something having the form of a zigzag
adj
4. (usually prenominal) formed in or proceeding in a zigzag
5. (Knitting & Sewing) (of sewing machine stitches) produced in a zigzag by a swing needle used for joining stretch fabrics, neatening raw edges, etc
adv
in a zigzag manner
vb, -zags, -zagging or -zagged
6. to proceed or cause to proceed in a zigzag
7. (tr) to form into a zigzag
[C18: from French, from German zickzack, from Zacke point, jagged projection; see tack1]
ˈzigˌzaggedness n
ˈzigˌzagger n
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zig•zag
(ˈzɪgˌzæg)n., adj., adv., v. -zagged, -zag•ging. n.
1. a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
2. one of a series of such turns, as in a line.
adj. 3. proceeding or formed in a zigzag: zigzag stitches.
adv. 4. in a zigzag manner.
v.t. 5. to make (something) zigzag, as in form or course; move in a zigzag direction.
v.i. 6. to proceed in a zigzag line or course.
[1705–15; < French, earlier ziczac < German zickzack, gradational compound based on Zacke tack1]
zig′zag`ger, n.
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zigzag
Past participle: zigzagged
Gerund: zigzagging
| Imperative |
|---|
| zigzag |
| zigzag |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  zigzag - an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directionsangular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles |
| Verb | 1. |  zigzag - travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| Adj. | 1. | zigzag - having short sharp turns or angles crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" |
| Adv. | 1. | zigzag - in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; "birds flew zigzag across the blue sky" |
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zigzag
noun winding, wiggly, wavy, meandering, snaking, crooked, zigzagging, twisty, squiggly a zigzag pattern
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zigzag
verbTo move in a zigzag manner, as on a ski slope:
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Translations
مَسْلَك مُتَعَرِّجيَتَعَرَّج، يَسير في مَسْلَك مُتَعَرِّج
klikatit seklikatý
siksakke
zegzugosan halad
sikksakksikksakka
eiti zigzagaiszigzagas
locīties zigzagveidīgizigzagveidīgs
cikcakcikcakastcikcakati
yılankavizikzakzikzak çizmek
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zigzag
n → Zickzack m or nt; in a zigzag → im Zickzack; the river cuts a zigzag through the rocks → der Fluss bahnt sich im Zickzack einen Weg durch die Felsen; we had to make a long zigzag across the ice → wir mussten uns lange im Zickzack über das Eis bewegen; a pattern of straight lines and zigzags → ein Muster aus Geraden und Zickzacklinien
adj → Zickzack-; road, path → zickzackförmig; zigzag line → Zickzacklinie f; to steer a zigzag course (Naut) → Zickzack(kurs) fahren
adv → zickzackförmig, im Zickzack
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zigzag
(ˈzigzag) adjective (of a line, road etc) having sharp bends or angles from side to side. a zigzag path through the woods.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈzigzagged – to move in a zigzag manner. The road zigzagged through the mountains.
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