[zig-zag] 
noun, adjective, adverb, verb, -zagged, -zag⋅ging.| 1. | a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other. |
| 2. | one of a series of such turns, as in a line or path. |
| 3. | proceeding or formed in a zigzag: zigzag stitches. |
| 4. | with frequent sharp turns from side to side; in a zigzag manner: The child ran zigzag along the beach. |
| 5. | to make (something) zigzag, as in form or course; move or maneuver (something) in a zigzag direction: They zigzagged their course to confuse the enemy. |
| 6. | to proceed in a zigzag line or course. |
[zig-zag-id-nis] , noun | zig·zag (zĭg'zāg') n.
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.] |