What is the meaning of cotton on?

Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.
- usage: "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
- synonyms: catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, twig, get it

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APA	WordNet. (2010). cotton on. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cotton_on/definitions/1267789
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "cotton on" http://smartdefine.org/cotton_on/definitions/1267789 (accessed September 21, 2026).
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MLA	WordNet. "cotton on" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cotton_on/definitions/1267789>

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