Hypertext Webster Gateway: "zigzag"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Zigzag \Zig"zag`\, v. i.
To move in a zigzag manner; also, to have a zigzag shape.
--R. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Zigzag \Zig"zag`\, n. [F. zigzag, G. zickzack, from zacke,
zacken, a dentil, tooth. Cf. {Tack} a small nail.]
1. Something that has short turns or angles.
The fanatics going straight forward and openly, the
politicians by the surer mode of zigzag. --Burke.
2. (Arch.) A molding running in a zigzag line; a chevron, or
series of chevrons. See Illust. of {Chevron}, 3.
3. (Fort.) See {Boyau}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Zigzag \Zig"zag`\, a.
Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an
onward course.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Zigzag \Zig"zag`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Zigzagged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Zigzagging}.]
To form with short turns.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
zigzag
adj : having short sharp turns or angles
n : an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating
directions [syn: {zig}, {zag}]
adv : in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; "birds flew zigzag
across the blue sky"
v : travel along a zigzag path: "The river zigzags through the
countryside" [syn: {crank}]
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