'Tree' definitions:

Definition of 'tree'

(from WordNet)
noun
A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
noun
A figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree" [syn: tree, tree diagram]
noun
English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) [syn: Tree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree]
verb
Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape [syn: corner, tree]
verb
Plant with trees; "this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer"
verb
Chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels"
verb
Stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree [syn: tree, shoetree]

Definition of 'Tree'

From: GCIDE
  • Tree \Tree\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Treed; p. pr. & vb. n. Treeing.]
  • 1. To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog trees a squirrel. --J. Burroughs. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree; as, to tree a boot. See Tree, n., 3. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'tree'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Tree'