Zigzag

a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
one of a series of such turns, as in a line or path.
proceeding or formed in a zigzag:
zigzag st-tches.
with frequent sharp turns from side to side; in a zigzag manner:
the child ran zigzag along the beach.
to make (something) zigzag, as in form or course; move or maneuver (something) in a zigzag direction:
they zigzagged their course to confuse the enemy.
to proceed in a zigzag line or course.
contemporary examples

the strange way we eat: bee wilson’s ‘consider the fork’ bee wilson october 12, 2012

historical examples

itinerary of provence and the rhone john hughes
essays, first series ralph waldo emerson
patriarchal palestine archibald henry sayce
india and the indians edward f. elwin
merchantmen-at-arms david w. bone
war and peace leo tolstoy
peeps at many lands: sweden william liddle
the prairie chief r.m. ballantyne
personality plus edna ferber

noun
a line or course characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
one of the series of such turns
something having the form of a zigzag
adjective
(usually prenominal) formed in or proceeding in a zigzag
(of sewing machine st-tches) produced in a zigzag by a swing needle used for joining stretch fabrics, neatening raw edges, etc
adverb
in a zigzag manner
verb -zags, -zagging, -zagged
to proceed or cause to proceed in a zigzag
(transitive) to form into a zigzag