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zag
zag [ zag ]


noun  (plural zags)
Definition:
 
opposite direction to zig: a direction or segment of a course running opposite to a zig


intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular zags, present participle zagging, past and past participle zagged)
Definition:
 
turn abruptly: to change direction quickly
[Late 18th century. <zigzag]
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