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twig

Pronunciation: /twɪɡ/

The English word “twig” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
  2. Somebody, or one of their body parts, not looking developed.

verb

  1. To beat with twigs.
  2. To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.
  3. To be realized and understood; to click.
  4. To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
  5. To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
  6. To pull
  7. To twitch
  8. To tweak

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *twīgą Proto-West Germanic *twīg Old English twiġ Middle English twig English twig From Middle English twig, twyg, twigge, twygge, from Old English twigg, twicg, from Proto-West Germanic *twiggu (“small twig, shoot”), apparently a diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *twig (“branch, twig”) (whence also Old English twiġ and twiġa), from Proto-Germanic…

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