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Zig

🔄 Synonyms of "Zig"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
zigzagnoun	A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
zagnoun	(intransitive) To move with a sharp turn or reversal.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Zig"

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Word	Definition
zigzagnoun	A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
zagnoun	(intransitive) To move with a sharp turn or reversal.
gtanoun	(video games) Any game in the Grand Theft Auto series.
zaggingnoun	(intransitive) To move with a sharp turn or reversal.
zagsnoun	One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.
step changenoun	A sudden, discontinuous change.
cantnoun	(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
handbrake turnnoun	(automotive) An automobile driving manoeuvre where the driver starts turning the vehicle and then pulls on the handbrake to make the rear tyres lose adhesion and thus cause the back of the vehicle to slide around (in the direction of the turn).
zingernoun	(informal) A surprising or unusually pointed, humorous and impressive insult or insulting quip.
change-upnoun	(baseball) A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery.
dartnoun	A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
voltnoun	In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
whiplashnoun	An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.
yanknoun	A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
twingenoun	A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
avulsionnoun	(medicine, pathology) The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.
dashnoun	A short run, flight.
mindquakenoun	(informal) A sudden drastic change in one's thoughts or beliefs.
spikenoun	A sort of very large nail.
boltnoun	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.