tree (n.)

  1. a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

  2. a figure that branches from a single root; genealogical tree

    [ Syn: tree diagram ]

  3. English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)

    [ Syn: tree , sir herbert beerbohm tree ]

    tree (v.)

  1. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

    [ Syn: corner ]

  2. plant with trees; this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer'

  3. chase an animal up a tree; the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it; her dog likes to tree squirrels'

  4. stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree

    [ Syn: shoetree ]

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