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zigzag
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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.

[French, alteration of zic-zac, from German Zickzack, perhaps reduplication of Zacke, tooth, cog, from Middle High German zacke, point, nail.]

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.zigzagzigzag - an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles
Verb1.zigzagzigzag - 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"
Translations

zigzag [ˈzɪgzæg] nzigzag m
vizigzaguear
zigzag [ˈzɪgzæg] nzigzag m
vizigzaguer, faire des zigzags
zigzag [ˈzɪgzæg] nZickzack m
zigzag [ˈzɪgzæg] nzigzag m inv
vizigzagare

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 ,z
vpast 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 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


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