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ZIGZAG
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Irregular inflected forms: zigzagged , zigzagging
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("zigzag" is a kind of...):
angular shape; angularity (a shape having one or more sharp angles)
Derivation:
zig-zag (having short sharp turns or angles)
zigzag (travel along a zigzag path)
zigzag (having short sharp turns or angles)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having short sharp turns or angles
Synonyms:
zig-zag; zigzag
Classified under:
Similar:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
Derivation:
zigzag (an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they zigzag ... he / she / it zigzags
Past simple: zigzagged
Past participle: zigzagged
-ing form: zigzagging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Travel along a zigzag path
Example:
The river zigzags through the countryside
Synonyms:
crank; zigzag
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "zigzag" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
"Zigzag" entails doing...:
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They zigzag up the hill
Derivation:
zigzag (an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions)
IV. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a zigzag course or on a zigzag path
Example:
birds flew zigzag across the blue sky
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