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Meaning cotton on meaning

What does cotton on mean?

— verb (= catch on) understand, usually after some initial difficulty She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on

What other words have the same or similar meaning as cotton on?

twig get it catch on tumble latch on get wise get onto reconcile pick things up grok get conciliate To twig

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