1. A line or procedure that has abrupt or sharp alternating right and left turns: Marcus drove his car down the road from the mountain in sharp zigzags
2. Etymology: from French and German Zickzack, "an alteration of direction."

The shape of a line which is represented by sharp turns in different directions: Tom and Becky found themselves walking in a zigzag through the woods because they didn't really know their way back to the camp!

Characteristic of having a situation in which there is veering back and forth to the right and to the left: When some animals are being chased by a predator, they often take a zigzag procedure in an effort to escape being caught.

A reference to moving back and forth from left to right: The taxi driver must often drive zigzag across the city to deliver his customers.

1. To move along in a back and forth or right to left procedure: The trail up the mountain was zigzagging all the way to the top.
2. Etymology: from French which came from German Zickzack, "the alternation of directions" which may have applied to fortifications.

To progress forward by moving in alternating and abrupt directions: Tom had to zigzag across the parking lot in order to avoid all the puddles of water which collected after the downpour the night before.

Descriptive of the form of winding, deviating, or twisting and turning: Judy used the narrow zigzag stitch on her sewing machine when finishing the hem.

In order to avoid being caught by the fox, the rabbit ran in a zigzag course across the field.

Referring to how something or someone moves or switches to the left and to the right in an alternate manner: She drove her new car zigzag through the city, turning here and there and enjoying the sights of all the villas and new houses.