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Definitions for Zigzag

[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.
[7] a line or course characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
[8] one of the series of such turns
[9] something having the form of a zigzag
[10] (usually prenominal) formed in or proceeding in a zigzag
[11] (of sewing machine stitches) produced in a zigzag by a swing needle used for joining stretch fabrics, neatening raw edges, etc
[12] in a zigzag manner
[13] to proceed or cause to proceed in a zigzag
[14] (tr) to form into a zigzag

Words related to Zigzag

irregular, diagonal, rambling, meandering, crooked, serrated, inclined, twisted, undulating, oblique, winding, bent, jagged, sloping, fluctuating, twisting, snaking, askew, awry, devious

Words nearby Zigzag

ziff, zig, ziggurat, zigong, ziguinchor, zigzag, zigzag rule, zigzagger, zika, zika virus, zikr

Origin of Zigzag

1705–15; < French; replacing earlier ziczac < French < German zickzack, gradational compound based on Zacke tack1

Other words from Zigzag

zig·zag·ged·ness [zig -zag-id-nis] /ˈzɪgˌzæg ɪd nɪs/ , noun

Word origin for Zigzag

C18: from French, from German zickzack, from Zacke point, jagged projection; see tack 1

Synonyms for Zigzag

bent, crinkled, crooked, diagonal, fluctuating, inclined, irregular, jagged, meandering, oblique, oscillating, rambling, serrated, sloping, snaking, twisted, twisting, undulating, waggling, winding, askew, awry, devious, erratic, indirect, sinuous, tortuous, transverse