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zig

  [zig] ,
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–verb (used without object), zigged, zig⋅ging.
to move in one of the two directions followed in a zigzag course: He zigged when he should have zagged.
Origin:
1785–95; extracted from zigzag
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zig   (zĭg)   
n.  One of a series of sharp turns or reversals: The zigs and zags of foreign policy.
intr.v.   zigged, zig·ging, zigs

  1. To turn or change direction suddenly. Usually used in contrast to zag: When your opponent zigs, zag!

  2. To behave erratically or indecisively. Usually used with zag: The market has zigged and zagged for months.


[From zigzag.]
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