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twig
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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.

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

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).

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

twig 3  (twg)
n. Chiefly British
The current style; the fashion.

[Origin unknown.]

twig 1
Noun
a small branch or shoot of a tree [Old English twigge]
twiggy adj

twig 2
Verb
[twigging, twigged] Informal to realize or understand: I should have twigged it earlier [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.twigtwig - a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
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
Verb1.twigtwig - 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.twigtwig - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
apprehend, comprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

twig 1
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] nramita
vi (col) → caer en la cuenta

twig [twɪg] nbrindille f
vt, vi (inf) → piger

twig [twɪg] nZweig m
vi, vt (Brit) (inf) (= realize); kapieren

twig [twɪg] nramoscello
vt, vi (col) → capire

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 varpu 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 ,


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