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zig (zig)

noun

  1. any of the short, sharp angles or turns of a zigzag pattern, alternating with a zag
  2. any sharp turn away from a straight course

Etymology: see zigzag

intransitive verb zigged, zigging zig′·ging

  1. to move in a zig
  2. to zigzag

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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