a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.

one of a series of such turns, as in a line or path.

proceeding or formed in a zigzag

zigzag stitches.

with frequent sharp turns from side to side; in a zigzag manner

The child ran zigzag along the beach.

to make (something) zigzag, as in form or course; move or maneuver (something) in a zigzag direction

They zigzagged their course to confuse the enemy.

to proceed in a zigzag line or course.

adjective

straight

adjective

askew , awry , bent , crinkled , crooked , devious , diagonal , erratic , fluctuating , inclined , indirect , irregular , jagged , meandering , oblique , oscillating , rambling , serrated , sinuous , sloping , snaking , tortuous , transverse , twisted , twisting , undulating , waggling , winding