nnoun.planta small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding yearSynset:branchlet sprig
Derivationally Related Form:twiggytwig
Hypernyms:branch
Inherited Hypernyms:branchletbranchstalkplant organplant partnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:brierwandwithewithy
Full Hyponyms:brierosierwandwithe
vverb.changebranch out in a twiglike mannerExamples:- The lightning bolt twigged in several directions
Derivationally Related Form:twig
Hypernyms:branch fork furcate ramify separate
Inherited Hypernyms:twigbranchdivergemove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.cognitionunderstand, usually after some initial difficultySynset:catch on cotton on get it get onto get wise latch on tumble
Examples:- She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Hypernyms:apprehend compass comprehend dig get the picture grasp grok savvy
Inherited Hypernyms:catch ongrokunderstand
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s something (apply to: get onto)