zig

zig

Z0015100 (zĭg)n. One of a series of sharp turns or reversals: The zigs and zags of foreign policy.intr.v. zigged, zig·ging, zigs 1. To turn or change direction suddenly. Usually used in contrast to zag: When your opponent zigs, zag!2. To behave erratically or indecisively. Usually used with zag: The market has zigged and zagged for months.

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[From zigzag.]

zig

(zɪg)

v.i. zigged, zig•ging. to move in one of the two directions followed in a zigzag course. [1785–95; extracted from zigzag]

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zig - an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directionszag, zigzagangular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles