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English adjective: zigzag

1. zigzag having short sharp turns or angles


Synonymszig-zag


Similarcrooked


Antonymsstraight


English noun: zigzag

1. zigzag (shape) an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions


Synonymszag, zig


Broader (hypernym)angular shape, angularity


English adverb: zigzag

1. zigzag in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path


SamplesBirds flew zigzag across the blue sky.


English verb: zigzag

1. zigzag (motion) travel along a zigzag path


SamplesThe river zigzags through the countryside.


ExamplesThey zigzag up the hill


Synonymscrank


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)go, locomote, move, travel


Entailturn









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