See Also: tree(dictionary)
Tree(medicine)
gum tree(dictionary)
bay tree(medicine)
til tree(medicine)
tea-tree(dictionary)
ti-tree(dictionary)
tree(2)(dictionary)
tree(encyclopedia)
fir tree(medicine)

tree(2) (iou)



tree verb. [tri:] Pa. t. & pple treed. L16.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Force (a hunted animal etc.) to take refuge in a tree, drive into or up a tree; fig. (chiefly US) put into a difficult or awkward situation. L16.
K. Vonnegut His father..was treed by a grizzly in Yellowstone Park.
verb intrans. Climb up or perch in a tree, esp. to take refuge from a hunter etc. L17.
verb trans. Stretch or trim (a shoe or boot) on a shoe-tree; provide or fit with a wooden tree or shaft; support with timbers or beams. M18.
verb trans. Plant or cover with trees. Chiefly as treed ppl adjective. L19.
verb intrans. Take a treelike or branching form, as a deposit from a solution under the influence of an electric current. L19.