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Meaning of 'twig' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Twig [ n.]
- A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size.
2 . Twig [ v. t.]
- To twitch; to pull; to tweak.
- To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me?
- To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
- To beat with twigs.

Meaning of 'twig' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . twig [ v]
Meaning (1):
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Example in sentence:
  • She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Meaning (2):
- branch out in a twiglike manner
Example in sentence:
  • The lightning bolt twigged in several directions

Nearby Words:

twibil twibilled twice twiddle twifallow twifallowed twifallowing twifold twigged twiggen

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