zag
Sharp direction change
Zag is a sharp change in direction, typically one of several in a zigzag pattern.
The verb means to make such a turn: The rabbit zagged left and escaped.
Often paired with zig: when everyone else zigs, zag—meaning do the unexpected or go against the crowd.
Point of rotation
- shiftMovement or work period
- counterintuitiveContrary to expectations
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- divergeSeparate into directions
differentiate · disrupt · unconventional · against the grain · opposite · switch · bold move · unexpected turn
V-shaped line or symbol
- herringboneV-shaped diagonal weave
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- stripeContrasting linear marking
sawtooth · rickrack · serpentine · meander · angular · jagged · broken line · diagonal
veer
Change course suddenly
pivot · angle · tack · yaw · deflect · diverge · sidestep · cut · juke · dodge
abrupt
Sharp and unexpected
jolt · jerk · sudden · unexpected · surprise · twist · whip · dart · lurch · startle
pivot
Point of rotation
- shiftMovement or work period
- counterintuitiveContrary to expectations
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
diverge · differentiate · disrupt · unconventional · against the grain · opposite · switch · bold move · unexpected turn · outlier
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V-shaped line or symbol
- herringboneV-shaped diagonal weave
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- waveOscillating motion through medium
stripe · sawtooth · rickrack · serpentine · meander · angular · jagged · broken line · diagonal · tessellation
- zigzagschevron, sawtooth, jagged line, switchback, hairpin turn
zagstraighten
Make linear or orderly
go straight · stay the course · hold steady · beeline · keep straight
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