cotton on

Other forms: cottoned on; cottons on

Definitions of cotton on
  1. verb
    understand, usually after some initial difficulty
    synonyms: catch on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig
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    type of:
    apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy
    understand or perceive the meaning of something
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