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[ˈzɪɡzaɡ], (Noun)
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- a line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns
(e.g: she traced a zigzag on the metal with her finger)
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early 18th century: from French, from German Zickzack, symbolic of alternation of direction, first applied to fortifications
[ˈzɪɡzaɡ], (Adjective)
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- having the form of a zigzag; veering alternately to right and left
(e.g: when chased by a predator, some animals take a zigzag course)
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[ˈzɪɡzaɡ], (Adverb)
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- so as to move right and left alternately
(e.g: she drives zigzag across the city)
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[ˈzɪɡzaɡ], (Verb)
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- have or move along in a zigzag course
(e.g: the path zigzagged between dry rises in the land)
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