Definition of twig
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves
2
: a minute branch of a nerve or artery
twig
verb
twigged; twigging
Definition of twig (Entry 2 of 3)
: to gain a grasp : understand
twigged instinctively about things— H. E. Bates
twig
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The first known use of twig was before the 12th century
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