tree
tree
(trē) noun
1.
a. A perennial woody plant having a main trunk and usually a distinct crown. b. A plant or shrub resembling a tree in form or size.
2. Something, such as a clothes tree, that resembles a tree in form.
3. A wooden beam, post, stake, or bar used as part of a framework or structure.
4. A saddletree.
5. A diagram showing a family lineage; a family tree.
6. Archaic. a. A gallows. b. The cross on which Jesus was crucified.
verb
, transitive
treed, treeing, trees
1.
To force up a tree: Dogs treed the raccoon.
2.
Informal. To force into a difficult position; corner.
3. To supply with trees: a field that had been treed with oak saplings.
4. To stretch (a shoe or boot) onto a shoetree.
idiom.
up a tree Informal
In a situation of great difficulty or perplexity; helpless.
[Middle English, from Old English trēow.]
tree
ʹless adjective