zag

One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.

Noun

  1. One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.
    1. A twist in a storyline.

      • Afterward, she returns to the Dragon Pit to announce her agreement to the truce. “The darkness is coming for us all. We will face it together. And when the Great War is over, perhaps you will remember that I chose to...

Origin

Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zig.

Forms

zags

Verb

  1. To move with a sharp turn or reversal.

Forms

zags zagging zagged

Related

zig

Derived

zig when one should zag zigzag