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Twig Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Twig? [n] small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year [v] branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions" [v] understand, usually after some initial difficulty Synonyms \| Synonyms for Twig: branchlet \| catch on \| cotton on \| get it \| get onto \| latch on \| sprig \| tumble Related Terms \| Find terms related to Twig: See Also \| apprehend \| branch \| branch \| brier \| compass \| comprehend \| dig \| fork \| furcate \| get the picture \| grasp \| ramify \| savvy \| separate \| withe \| withy Twig In Webster's Dictionary \Twig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twigging}.] [Cf. {Tweak}.] To twitch; to pull; to tweak. [Obs. or Scot.] \Twig\, v. t. [Gael. tuig, or Ir. tuigim I understand.] 1. To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me? [Colloq.] --Marryat. 2. To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover. ``Now twig him; now mind him.'' --Foote. As if he were looking right into your eyes and twigged something there which you had half a mind to conceal. --Hawthorne. \Twig\, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on the outside with hides. --Sir T. Raleigh. {Twig borer} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small beetles which bore into twigs of shrubs and trees, as the apple-tree twig borer ({Amphicerus bicaudatus}). {Twig girdler}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Girdler}, 3. {Twig rush} (Bot.), any rushlike plant of the genus {Cladium} having hard, and sometimes prickly-edged, leaves or stalks. See {Saw grass}, under {Saw}. \Twig\, v. t. To beat with twigs.

Twig Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Twig?

[n] small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
[v] branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"
[v] understand, usually after some initial difficulty

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Twig In Webster's Dictionary

\Twig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Twigging}.] [Cf. {Tweak}.]
To twitch; to pull; to tweak. [Obs. or Scot.]


\Twig\, v. t. [Gael. tuig, or Ir. tuigim I understand.]
1. To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you
   twig me? [Colloq.] --Marryat.

2. To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover. ``Now
   twig him; now mind him.'' --Foote.

         As if he were looking right into your eyes and
         twigged something there which you had half a mind to
         conceal.                              --Hawthorne.


\Twig\, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G.
zweig, and probably to E. two.]
A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no
definite length or size.

      The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on
      the outside with hides.                  --Sir T.
                                               Raleigh.

{Twig borer} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small
   beetles which bore into twigs of shrubs and trees, as the
   apple-tree twig borer ({Amphicerus bicaudatus}).

{Twig girdler}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Girdler}, 3.

{Twig rush} (Bot.), any rushlike plant of the genus {Cladium}
   having hard, and sometimes prickly-edged, leaves or
   stalks. See {Saw grass}, under {Saw}.


\Twig\, v. t.
To beat with twigs.

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