zigzag

zig·zag  (zgzg)

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 torpedos.

v.tr.

To cause to move in or form a zigzag.

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[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 [ˈzɪgˌzæg]

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

1. (usually prenominal) formed in or proceeding in a zigzag

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / 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, -zagged

1. to proceed or cause to proceed in a zigzag

2. (tr) to form into a zigzag

[from French, from German zickzack, from Zacke point, jagged projection; see tack¹]

zigzaggedness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	zigzag - an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions zag, zig angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles
Verb	1.	zigzag - travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside" crank 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 zig-zag 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

Translations

zigzag [ˈzɪgzæg]

A. N → zigzag m

B. VI → zigzaguear, serpentear

C. ADJ → en zigzag

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zigzag [ˈzɪgzæg]

n → zigzag m

vi → zigzaguer, faire des zigzags

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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

vi → im Zickzack laufen/fahren etc; (Naut) → Zickzack(kurs) fahren; to zigzag along → im Zickzack laufen/fahren etc

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zigzag [ˈzɪgˌzæg]

1. n → zigzag m inv

2. vi → zigzagare
to zigzag across/down/up → attraversare/scendere/salire a zigzag

3. adj → a zigzag

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zigzag [ˈzɪgˌzæg]

1. n → zigzag m inv

2. vi → zigzagare
to zigzag across/down/up → attraversare/scendere/salire a zigzag

3. adj → a zigzag

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zigzag

adj zigzag [ˈzigzag]

(of a line, road etc) having sharp bends or angles from side to side a zigzag path through the woods. sigsag مَسْلَك مُتَعَرِّج зигзагообразен klikatý siksak- Zickzack-... ζιγκ ζαγκ zigzag siksakiline زیگزاگ mutkainen zigzag זִיגזַג टेढा मेढा रस्ता zavojit zegzugos berkelok-kelok sikksakk a zigzag ジグザグの 번개형 zigzagas zigzagveida-; zigzagveidīgs berliku-liku kronkelend sikksakk zygzak ziguezague zigzag зигзагообразный kľukatý cikcakast krivudav sicksack เป็นรูปฟันปลา zikzak, yılankavi 之字形 зиґзаґоподібний آڑی ترچھی سڑک ngoằn ngèo 之字形，z 字形

v – past tense, past participle ˈzigzagged –

to move in a zigzag manner The road zigzagged through the mountains. sigsag beweeg يَتَعَرَّج، يَسير في مَسْلَك مُتَعَرِّج движа се на зигзаг klikatit se siksakke im Zickzack verlaufen πηγαίνω με / κάνω ζιγκ-ζαγκ zigzaguear siksakitama بطور زیگزاگ حرکت کردن mutkitella zigzaguer לָנוּע בְּזִיגזַג, לְזַגזֵג टेढे मेढे, टेढे मेढे चलना krivudati zegzugos(an halad) berkelok-kelok sikksakka zigzagare ジグザグに進む 지그재그로 움직이다 eiti zigzagais locīties zigzagveidīgi bengkang-bengkok zigzaggen gå i sikksakk kluczyć, iść zygzakiem ziguezaguear a merge în zig­zag делать зигзаги kľukatiť sa iti v cikcaku krivudati sicksacka, gå i sicksack วกวน; เลี้ยวไปมา zikzak çizmek 蜿蜒曲折 робити зиґзаґи ٹیڑھے میڑھے انداز میں چلنا chạy ngoằn ngèo 曲折盘旋