zig-zag
Meaning of zig-zag
noun
- a line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns.
she traced a zigzag on the metal with her finger
- having the form of a zigzag; veering alternately to right and left.
when chased by a predator, some animals take a zigzag course
- so as to move right and left alternately.
she drives zigzag across the city
- have or move along in a zigzag course.
the path zigzagged between dry rises in the land
early 18th century: from French, from German Zickzack, symbolic of alternation of direction, first applied to fortifications.
Information about zig-zag
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zig-zag
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- zig-zag is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
zig-zag synonyms
Meaning following a winding course:
Meaning have or move along in a zigzag course:
Meaning move or extend with the twisting motion of a snake:
Meaning like a snake in appearance; long and sinuous:
Meaning following a twisting or spiral course:
Meaning bent or twisted out of shape or out of place:
Meaning fasten or fix in place with tacks:
Meaning form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape:
Meaning not arranged or moving in a straight line; winding:
Meaning form or cause to form a curve:
Meaning having curves:
Meaning having a form or edge that smoothly curves in and out:
Meaning depart from an established course:
Meaning having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline:
Meaning having many curves and turns:
Meaning winding and twisting like a snake:
Meaning full of twists and turns:
Meaning not even or balanced in shape or arrangement:
Meaning having a wavy or sinuous margin; with alternate rounded notches and lobes:
Meaning showing in section a double continuous S-shaped curve:
Meaning sinuous or circuitous:
Meaning full of bends and curves:
Meaning (of a river or road) follow a winding course:
Meaning take or have a winding course:
Meaning make a series of changes of course while sailing:
Meaning cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach:
Meaning form (fabric or a fabric item) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them:
Meaning (of a road or river) meander:
Meaning move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with small rapid movements:
Meaning wriggle; squirm:
Meaning move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion:
zig-zag antonyms
Meaning extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend:
Words that rhyme with zig-zag
No rhymes for zig-zag found