Definition of twig Twig
/twɪˈg/ - [twig] - twig
We found 14 definitions of twig from 6 different sources.
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What does twig mean?
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| twig - branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions" | ||
| furcate, branch, ramify, fork, separate divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" | ||
| twig - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" | ||
| catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, get it | ||
| get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- twig (v. t.)
To twitch; to pull; to tweak. - twig (v. t.)
To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me? - twig (v. t.)
To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover. - twig (n.)
A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. - twig (v. t.)
To beat with twigs.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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twig
twig, n. a small shoot or branch of a tree: a divining-rod.—v.i. to be active.—adjs. Twig′gen (Shak.), covered with osier; Twig′gy, abounding in twigs or shoots; Twig′some, full of twigs. [A.S. twíg—twí-, double; Ger. zweig.] -
twig
twig, v.t. (slang) to observe narrowly: to understand.—v.i. to understand, see. [Prob. Ir. tuigim, discern; cf. Gael. tuig, understand.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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twig
To pull upon a bowline. Also, in familiar phrase, to understand or observe.
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