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 ³  (twg)

n. Chiefly British

The current style; the fashion.

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[Origin unknown.]

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twig¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any small branch or shoot of a tree or other woody plant

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) something resembling this, esp a minute branch of a blood vessel

[Old English twigge; related to Old Norse dvika consisting of two, Old High German zwīg twig, Old Danish tvige fork]

twiglike  adj

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twig²

vb twigs, twigging, twigged Brit informal

1. to understand (something)

2. to find out or suddenly comprehend (something) he hasn't twigged yet

3. (tr) Rare to perceive (something)

[perhaps from Scottish Gaelic tuig I understand]

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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twig¹

noun branch, stick, sprig, offshoot, shoot, spray, withe There was a slight sound of a twig breaking underfoot.

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twig²

verb (Brit. informal) understand, get, see, find out, grasp, make out, rumble (Brit. informal), catch on (informal), comprehend, fathom, tumble to (informal) By the time she'd twigged what it was all about, it was too late.

Translations

twig¹ [twɪg] N

1. [of wood] → ramita f

2. twigs (for fire) → leña f menuda

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twig² [twɪg] (Brit)

A. VT (= understand) → caer en la cuenta de

B. VI → caer en la cuenta

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twig [ˈtwɪg]

n → brindille f

vt → piger >

vi → piger >

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twig¹

n (= thin branch) → Zweig m

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twig² (Brit inf)

vt (= realize) → mitkriegen (inf), → mitbekommen; when she saw his face, she twigged his secret → als sie sein Gesicht sah, erriet sie sein Geheimnis (inf); he’s twigged it → er hats kapiert (inf)

vi → schalten (inf), → es mitkriegen (inf) → or mitbekommen

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twig¹ [twɪg] n → ramoscello

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twig² [twɪg] vt & vi (fam) → capire

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twig

n twig [twig]

a small branch of a tree The ground was covered with broken twigs. takkie غُصَيْن клонка větvička kvist der Zweig κλαδάκι ramita oksaraag شاخه کوچک risu brindille זֶרֶד टहनी grančica ág, gally ranting sproti, kvistur ramoscello, rametto 小枝 작은 가지 šakelė zariņš ranting twijg kvist, liten grein gałązka raminho ră­mu­­rică веточка vetvička vejica grančica kvist กิ่งไม้ ince dal, sürgün 細枝, 小枝 гілочка; лозинка نازک شاخ، چھوٹي شاخ cành con, nhánh con 细枝, 小枝