zag — a sharp change of direction (especially the second in a series of two)
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a sharp change of direction (especially the second in a series of two)
Pronunciation (IPA): /zæɡ/
Korean meaning: 급격한 방향 전환 (특히 지그재그에서 두 번째 방향 전환)
Korean pronunciation: 잭
Example Sentences
- The mosquito zigged and zagged so much that I gave up trying to swat it.
- My diet plan tends to zig toward salad and zag toward pizza.
- The hiking trail zags sharply at the cliff edge.
zag
NOUN//zæɡ//
a sharp change of direction (especially the second in a series of two)
💡 Concept
Sharp second turn in zigzag
🎵 Rhyme
Sharp zag past the drag, racing toward the flag!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/zæɡ/
🇬🇧 UK/zæɡ/
🌳Etymology
Rootzag
Origin
18세기에 'zig'와 함께 등장한 의성어로, 급격한 방향 전환의 소리나 움직임을 표현하기 위해 만들어진 단어입니다.
🎵Rhyme
bagtagflagdrag
bag
tag
flag
drag
🔗Collocations
zig and zag
zag pattern
zag movement
sharp zag
zag to the right
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The mosquito zigged and zagged so much that I gave up trying to swat it.”
😄 Fun example
“My diet plan tends to zig toward salad and zag toward pizza.”
“The hiking trail zags sharply at the cliff edge.”
“After zigging left, the runner zagged right to confuse the defender.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
turnswerveveerpivot
Antonyms
straightdirect
Related
zigzigzagcurvebendtwist
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