I. ˈzig noun
( -s )
Etymology: zig- (in zigzag )
1.
a. : one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course
a zigzag pattern with … diamonds planted at each zig and zag — New Yorker
b. : one of the short straight lines or sections of a zigzag course at an angle to a zag
the stripes making first a zig , then a zag — Lois Long
c. : a movement or direction at an angle to a zag
zig to the right … followed by a zag to the left — New York Times
2. : a sharp alteration or change of direction (as in a process or policy)
evolutionary zigs and zags to adjust to the harshest conditions of nature — Gladwin Hill
every zig and zag of the official line — Roy Essoyan
II. intransitive verb
( zigged ; zigged ; zigging ; zigs )
Etymology: zig- (in zigzag )
: to execute one of the turns or to follow one of the sections of a zigzag course
zigged to the right and zagged back on course — Monsanto Magazine
our policies have zigged and zagged too much — H.W.Baldwin