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zig·zag (zĭǵzăǵ)

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

noun 

    1. A line or course that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
    2. 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.

adjective 

Moving in or having a zigzag.

adverb 

In a zigzag manner or pattern.

verb: -zagged, -zag·ging, -zags. 

intransitive verb 

To move in or form a zigzag: a destroyer zigzagging to evade torpedos.

transitive verb 

To cause to move in or form a zigzag.