[zig.zag] n [F] (1712): one of a series of short sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a course; also: something having the form or character of such a series "a blouse with green ~s" "endured the ~s of policy --Richard Bernstein"
[2]zigzag adv (ca. 1730): in or by a zigzag path or course [3]zigzag adj (1750): having short sharp turns or angles "a ~ trail" [4]zigzag vb zig.zagged ; zig.zag.ging vt (1777): to form into a zigzag or move along a zigzag course ~ vi: to lie in, proceed along, or consist of a zigzag course