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twigged Definition


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twig1
noun
    1. A small shoot or branch of a tree, bush, etc.
      Thesaurus: branch, offshoot, stick, spray.
    2. Something that resembles this, eg a small blood vessel.
Derivative: twigged
adj
    Derivative: twiglet
    noun
      Derivative: twiggy
      adj
        Etymology: Anglo-Saxon.




        twig2
        verb, tr & intr twigged, twigging
          colloq:
          1. To understand (a joke, situation, etc), especially suddenly.
          2. To perceive or observe.
        Etymology: 18c: from Irish Gaelic tuigim I understand.



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