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zig
(zĭg)n.
One of a series of sharp turns or reversals: The zigs and zags of foreign policy.
intr.v. zigged, zig·ging, zigs
1. To turn or change direction suddenly. Usually used in contrast to zag: When your opponent zigs, zag!
2. To behave erratically or indecisively. Usually used with zag: The market has zigged and zagged for months.
[From zigzag.]
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zig
(zɪg)v.i. zigged, zig•ging.
to move in one of the two directions followed in a zigzag course.
[1785–95; extracted from zigzag]
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| Noun | 1. |  zig - an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directionsangular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles |
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