/ twɪg; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
a small very thin branch that grows out of a larger branch on a bush or tree
■ verb
( -gg- ) ( BrE , informal ) to suddenly understand or realize sth :
[ v ]
Haven't you twigged yet?
[ v wh- ]
I finally twigged what he meant.
[also vn , v ( that )]
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WORD ORIGIN
noun Old English twigge , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch twijg and German Zweig , also to twain and two .
verb mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.