zag definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an angular ... characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: zigzag, zig, zag] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: zigzag Date: 1793 1 ... II. intransitive verb (zagged; zagging) Date: 1900 to execute a zag — usually contrasted with zig Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a sharp ...
... 1: having short sharp turns or angles [syn: zigzag, zig- zag] n 1: an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: zigzag, zig, zag] v 1: travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags ... F f. G zickzack Webster's 1913 Dictionary Zigzag Zig"zag`, v. i. To move in a zigzag manner; also, to ... zigzag shape. --R. Browning. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Zigzag Zig"zag`, n. [F. zigzag, G. zickzack, from zacke, zacken, a dentil ... 3. (Fort.) See Boyau. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Zigzag Zig"zag`, a. Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that ... in an onward course. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Zigzag Zig"zag`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Zigzagged; p. pr. & vb. ...
... characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions [syn: zigzag, zig, zag] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: zigzag Date: 1840 1 ... sections of a zigzag course at an angle to a zag 2. a sharp alteration or change of direction (as in ... zigging) Date: 1940 to execute a zig — usually contrasted with zag < zigs when others zag >