"zigzag" meaning in All languages combined

See zigzag on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ Audio: en-us-zigzag.ogg [US]
  1. If something moves zigzag, it moves forward, while at the same time going left and right a little.
    Sense id: simple-zigzag-en-adv-Tr7XQVMW

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ Audio: en-us-zigzag.ogg [US] Forms: zigzag [singular], zigzags [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A zigzag is a line that goes sharp in one way and then to the opposite way.
    Sense id: simple-zigzag-en-noun-Yd7ZSGzN

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ Audio: en-us-zigzag.ogg [US] Forms: zigzag [canonical], zigzags [third-person, singular], zigzagged [past], zigzagged [past, participle], zigzagging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|zigzag|g}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something zigzags, it moves or twists in a zigzag manner.
    Sense id: simple-zigzag-en-verb-LojBtGp7
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