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

Noun

a line or course having sharp turns in alternating directions

Adjective

formed in or proceeding in a zigzag

Adverb

in a zigzag manner

Verb

[-zagging, -zagged]

to move in a zigzag [German zickzack]

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"

Translations

zigzag [ˈzɪgzæg] n → zigzag m

vi → zigzaguear

zigzag [ˈzɪgzæg] n → zigzag m

vi → zigzaguer, faire des zigzags

zigzag [ˈzɪgzæg] n → Zickzack m

vi → sich im Zickzack bewegen

zigzag [ˈzɪgzæg] n → zigzag m inv

vi → zigzagare

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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 mutkitteleva zigzag זִיגזַג टेढा मेढा रस्ता zavojit zegzugos berkelok-kelok sikksakk a zigzag ジグザグの 지그재그의 zigzagas zigzagveida-; zigzagveidīgs berliku-liku kronkelend sikksakk zygzak ziguezague zigzag зигзагообразный kľukatý cikcakast krivudav sicksack เป็นรูปฟันปลา zikzak, yılankavi 之字形，z 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 되다[]; 지그재그 (모양으)로 하다 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 曲折盤旋 робити зиґзаґи ٹیڑھے میڑھے انداز میں چلنا chạy ngoằn ngèo 曲折盘旋