crosscut vs zigzag

crosscut

noun
  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

verb
  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

zigzag

noun
  • One of these sharp turns. 

  • A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions. 

adv
  • in a zigzag manner or pattern 

adj
  • Moving in, or having a zigzag. 

verb
  • To move or to twist in a zigzag manner. 

How often have the words crosscut and zigzag occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )