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   Whenever I or my friends have read into Josephine and Napoloen's history as lovers, the phrase 'zig-zag' always comes up as something which Josephine would perform while in bed with Napoleon. Does anybody know more about this sexual act?

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   The meaning of ZIGZAG is one of a series of short sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a course; also : something having the form or character of such a series. How to use zigzag in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishZIGZAG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a situation in which actions, plans, or ideas change suddenly and completely, and then change back again equally suddenly: The Washington Post complained of "two weeks of policy zigzags". The country seems to have been following a zigzag course between democracy and dictatorship. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Changing frequently.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionzigzag adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Definition of zigzag adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishZIGZAG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other. 2. one of a series of such turns, as in a line or path. adjective. 3. proceeding or formed in a zigzag. zigzag stitches.

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   Meaning & use. 1.a. A series of short lines inclined at angles in alternate directions; a line or course having sharp turns of this kind; concrete something characterized by such lines or turns. Originally in in zigzag (= French en zigzag ).

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   What does zig zag mean?

   • Twisted into a serpent, or bent into a zig-zag. The other [road] was practicable for carriages, and for this purpose was made to climb the acclivity with a zigzag. Terminating with a turquoise zig-zag. Dashing his finger in a fiery zig-zag along the line for her pen to follow. The hieroglyphic use of the zigzag, for water, by the Egyptians. 1.b.

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   What are some examples of zig zags?

   • Nonsense precipitate, like running Lead, That slip'd thro' Cracks and Zig-zags of the Head. A winding road, which forms thirteen zig-zags. A cap, laced and ribanded in all manner of zig-zags. The lightning zigzags shoot across the sky. The button made many a zigzag from side to side of the table.

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   Is a zigzag a word?

   • The letter Z is a zigzag itself, and a thunderbolt is also often represented as a zigzag. The first turn a zigzag line makes is called a zig, and the second is called the zag. Zigzag can also be a verb. If you're describing how you got lost in the desert, you might say, "I meant to go straight, but then I zigged, and then I zagged ."

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   What is a zigzag pattern?

   • A zigzag is a line which has a series of angles in it like a continuous series of 'W's. They staggered in a zigzag across the tarmac. ...a zigzag pattern. If you zigzag, you move forward by going at an angle first to one side then to the other. I zigzagged down a labyrinth of alleys. [VERB preposition]

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › zigzagZIGZAG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a situation in which actions, plans, or ideas change suddenly and completely, and then change back again equally suddenly: The Washington Post complained of "two weeks of policy zigzags." The country seems to have been following a zigzag course between democracy and dictatorship.