~ 1
■ noun
1》 a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub.
2》 Anatomy a small branch of a blood vessel or nerve.
Derivatives
~ged adjective
~gy adjective
Origin
OE ~ge , of Gmc origin; related to twain and two .
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~ 2
■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged )
1》 Brit. informal suddently understand or realize something.
2》 archaic see; perceive.
Origin
C18: of unknown origin.