Dictionary entry

Twig (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Twig, v. t. [Gael. tuig, or Ir. tuigim I understand.]

1. To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me? Marryat.

2. To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover. “Now twig him; now mind him.” Foote.

As if he were looking right into your eyes and twigged something there which you had half a mind to conceal. Hawthorne.