twig

Definition of Twig in English :

Noun

a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

Verb

2. twig

branch out in a twiglike manner

Example Sentences:
'The lightning bolt twigged in several directions'

3. catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig

understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Example Sentences:
'She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Twig

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noun

1.

any small branch or shoot of a tree or other woody plant

2.

something resembling this, esp a minute branch of a blood vessel

verbWord forms: twigs, twigging or twigged British informal

1.

to understand (something)

2.

to find out or suddenly comprehend (something)

he hasn't twigged yet

3. (transitive) rare

to perceive (something)

Twig

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noun

a small, slender branch or shoot of a tree or shrub

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: twigged or ˈtwigging British, Informal

1.

to observe

2.

to understand

Twig

see synonyms of twig

n.

1. A young shoot representing the current season's growth of a woody plant.

2. Any small, leafless branch of a woody plant.

v. twigged, twig·ging, twigs
Chiefly British

v.tr.

1. To observe or notice.

2. To understand or figure out: "The layman has twigged what the strategist twigged almost two decades ago" (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

v.intr.

To be or become aware of the situation; understand: "As Europe is now twigging, the best breeding ground for innovators who know how to do business is often big, competitive companies" (Economist).

n.
Archaic

The current style; the fashion.

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