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Entry 6 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Zigzag

/zĭg'-zăg/ · Zig·zag · IPA /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/
01 n. Something that has short turns or angles.
  1. 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. 2.
    A molding running in a zigzag line; a chevron, or series of chevrons. See Illust. of Chevron, 3.(Arch.) See: Chevron
  3. 3.
    See Boyau.(Fort.) See: Boyau
02 a. Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an onward course.
  1. 1.
    Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an onward course.
03 v. t. To form with short turns.
imp. & p. p. Zigzagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Zigzagging
  1. 1.
    To form with short turns.
04 v. i. To move in a zigzag manner; also, to have a zigzag shape.
  1. 1.
    To move in a zigzag manner; also, to have a zigzag shape.