English dictionary
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English noun: twig | |||
| 1. | twig (plant) a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year | ||
| Synonyms | branchlet, sprig | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | branch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brier, wand, withe, withy | ||
English verb: twig | |||
| 1. | twig (change) branch out in a twiglike manner | ||
| Samples | The lightning bolt twigged in several directions. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate | ||
| 2. | twig (cognition) understand, usually after some initial difficulty | ||
| Samples | She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on. | ||
| Synonyms | catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | ||
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