TWIG

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

  synonyms : branchlet , sprig

• (verb) branch out in a twiglike manner

  "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

• (verb) understand, usually after some initial difficulty

  "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

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

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