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zag /zaɡ /
noun a sharp change of direction in a zigzag course:
we travelled 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.
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