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zag

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zag /zaɡ, zæɡ

▸ noun a sharp change of direction in a zigzag course:

we traveled in a series of zigs and zags.

▸ verb

(zags, zagging, zagged)

[no object] make a sharp change of direction:

a long path zigged and zagged through the woods.

– ORIGIN late 18th century : shortening of zigzag.