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The definition of a twig is a small branch on a tree.

(noun)

A little tree branch growing off of a larger branch is an example of a twig.

See twig in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a small, slender branch or shoot of a tree or shrub

Origin: ME twigge < OE, akin to Ger zweig < IE *dwigho- < base *dwöu-, two: prob. with reference to the forking of the twig

transitive verb, intransitive verb twigged, twigging

to observe
to understand

Origin: via thieves' slang < Ir tuigim, I understand

See twig in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A young shoot representing the current season's growth of a woody plant.
Any small, leafless branch of a woody plant.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English twigge; see dwo- in Indo-European roots

verb twigged twigged, twig·ging, twigs
Chiefly British

verb, transitive

To observe or notice.
To understand or figure out: “The layman has twigged what the strategist twigged almost two decades ago” (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

verb, intransitive

To be or become aware of the situation; understand: “As Europe is now twigging, the best breeding ground for innovators who know how to do business is often big, competitive companies” (Economist).

Origin:

Origin: Irish Gaelic tuigim, I understand

Origin: , from Old Irish tuicim

noun
Chiefly British

The current style; the fashion.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

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