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twig

2  [twig] ,verb, twigged, twig⋅ging. British
Use twigged in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to look at; observe: Now, twig the man climbing there, will you?
2. to see; perceive: Do you twig the difference in colors?
3. to understand.
–verb (used without object)
4. to understand.
Origin:
1755–65; < Ir tuigim I understand, with E w reflecting the offglide before i of the velarized Ir t typical of southern Ireland; cf. dig 2
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twig 2   (twĭg)   
v.   twigged, twig·ging, twigs Chiefly British

v.   tr.

  1. To observe or notice.

  2. To understand or figure out: "The layman has twigged what the strategist twigged almost two decades ago" (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

v.   intr.
To be or become aware of the situation; understand: "As Europe is now twigging, the best breeding ground for innovators who know how to do business is often big, competitive companies" (Economist).

[Irish Gaelic tuigim, I understand, from Old Irish tuicim.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

twig 
O.E. twigge, from P.Gmc. *twigan (cf. M.Du. twijch, Du. twijg, O.H.G. zwig, Ger. Zweig "branch, twig"), from the root of twi- (see twin), here meaning "forked" (as in O.E. twisel "fork, point of division"). Twiggy "slender" is recorded from 1562.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: twig
Pronunciation: 'twig
Function: noun
: a minute branch of a nerve or artery twigs of the coronary arteries—C. H. Best & N. B. Taylor>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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