twig

twig ¹  (twg)

n.

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

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

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[Middle English, from Old English twigge; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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twig ²  (twg)

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.

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[Irish Gaelic tuigim, I understand, from Old Irish tuicim.]

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twig ¹

Noun

a small branch or shoot of a tree [Old English twigge]

twiggy adj

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twig ²

Verb

[twigging, twigged] Informal to realize or understand: I should have twigged it earlier [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twig - a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year branchlet, sprig brier - a thorny stem or twig branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant wand - a thin supple twig or rod; "stems bearing slender wands of flowers" withy, withe - strong flexible twig
Verb	1.	twig - branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions" furcate, branch, fork, ramify, separate - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
	2.	twig - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble apprehend, comprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

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twig ¹

noun branch, stick, sprig, offshoot, shoot, spray, withe

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twig ²

verb Brit. (informal) understand, get, see, find out, grasp, make out, rumble Brit. (informal) catch on (informal) comprehend, fathom, tumble to (informal)

Translations

twig [twɪg] n → ramita

vi (col) → caer en la cuenta

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twig [twɪg] n → brindille f

vt, vi (inf) → piger

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twig [twɪg] n → Zweig m

vi, vt (Brit) (inf) (= realize); kapieren

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twig [twɪg] n → ramoscello

vt, vi (col) → capire