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twig

(tw/I/g )

a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year(noun.plant)

Synonym:
branchlet, sprig

source: wordnet30
A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size.(noun)

source: webster1913

branch out in a twiglike manner(verb.change)

Example:
The lightning bolt twigged in several directions.

source: wordnet30
understand, usually after some initial difficulty(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble

source: wordnet30
To twitch; to pull; to tweak.(verb)

source: webster1913
To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me?(verb)

source: webster1913
To beat with twigs.(verb)

source: webster1913

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