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Zigzag

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Noun

1. zag, zig, zigzag

an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions

Verb

2. crank, zigzag

travel along a zigzag path

Example Sentences:
'The river zigzags through the countryside'

Adjective

3. zig-zag, zigzag

having short sharp turns or angles

Adverb

4. zigzag

in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path

Example Sentences:
'birds flew zigzag across the blue sky'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Zigzag

see synonyms of zigzag
noun
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
adjective
4. (usually prenominal)
formed in or proceeding in a zigzag
5. 
(of sewing machine stitches) produced in a zigzag by a swing needle used for joining stretch fabrics, neatening raw edges, etc
adverb
6. 
in a zigzag manner
verb -zags, -zagging or -zagged
7. 
to proceed or cause to proceed in a zigzag
8. (transitive)
to form into a zigzag

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Zigzag

see synonyms of zigzag
noun
1. 
a series of short, sharp angles or turns in alternate directions, as in a line or course
2. 
something characterized by such a series, as a design, path, etc.
adjective
3. 
having the form of a zigzag
zigzag stitching
adverb
4. 
in a zigzag course
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈzigˌzagged or ˈzigˌzagging
5. 
to move or form in a zigzag

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Zigzag

see synonyms of zigzag
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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