zag

Thân thiện

The hiker followed a sharp zag in the mountain trail.

Definition

Noun: 1. A sharp change of direction in a zigzag pattern: A "zag" is one of the sharp turns or angles in a series of alternating directions, forming a zigzag line or path. It is most commonly used as part of the word "zigzag," where "zig" and "zag" refer to the individual turns.

Usage

The word "zag" is almost exclusively used in conjunction with "zig" to form the compound word "zigzag." It describes one segment of a back-and-forth, angular course. - The lightning bolt cut across the sky in a series of zigs and zags. - The path zigs and zags up the steep mountainside.

Advanced Usage

• "zig for zag": Used to indicate a tit-for-tat exchange or a direct, alternating response.
  • In their debate, each candidate offered a zig for the other's zag, never finding common ground.
• "zigs and zags": The plural form emphasizing multiple changes in direction or strategy.
  • The company's stock price followed the zigs and zags of the market news.

Variants and Related Words

• Zigzag (n., v., adj.): The full compound word describing the pattern, the action of moving in such a pattern, or something having that shape.
  • Noun: We followed the zigzag of the trail.
  • Verb: The rabbit zigzagged to escape the fox.
  • Adjective: She drew a zigzag line.

Synonyms

• Angle: A figure formed by two lines meeting at a point.
• Turn: A change in direction.
• Bend: A curve or angle in a path.

Related Phrases

• Zig and zag: To move or alternate in a sharply changing pattern.
  • The financial markets continue to zig and zag unpredictably.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions

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