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twig (2)

twig [ twig ] (past and past participle twigged, present participle twig·ging, 3rd person present singular twigs)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
U.K. realize: to understand or realize something ( informal )
finally twigged what was going on

[Mid-18th century. Origin ?]
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