Definition of "zag" []

• One of a series of sharp turns or reversals: many zigs and zags in the mountain road; the zigs and zags of the stock market. (noun)
• To turn or change direction suddenly. Usually used in contrast to zig: The runner zigged when he should have zagged. (verb-intransitive)
• To behave erratically or indecisively. Usually used with zig: zigging and zagging for years over the question of disarmament. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The chevron, or zig-zag, which is not always single, but often duplicated, triplicated, or quadrupled."
• "Of the main characters, Tilda Swinton’s never quite makes that zag, which is a shame because she’s an incredible actor."
• "The road is one big long zig-zag which is kinda fun-but probably not that fun for the bus driver!"