Tree

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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A tall perennial woody plant: A large plant with a single main trunk, branches, and leaves (or needles), forming a distinct elevated crown. This includes both conifers (gymnosperms) and broad-leaved trees (angiosperms).
    • A diagram with a branching structure: A diagram representing hierarchical relationships, such as a family tree or organizational chart.
    • (Archaic) The cross: In religious contexts, specifically the cross on which Jesus was crucified.

  2. Verb:

    • To chase or force up a tree: To cause a person or animal to climb a tree to escape, often used in hunting contexts.
    • To stretch on a shoetree: To place a shaped block (a shoetree) inside a shoe to maintain its form.
    • To plant with trees: To furnish an area with trees.
    • To force into a difficult position: To corner someone, leaving them with no escape.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The oak is a common tree in this forest.
    • She drew a family tree to show her ancestry.
    • (Archaic) He was sentenced to die on the tree.

  • Verb:

    • The hounds treed the raccoon.
    • Remember to tree your leather boots after wearing them.
    • We plan to tree the empty lot behind the house.
Advanced Usage

  • "At the top of the tree": To be at the highest position in a profession or field.

    • After decades of work, she is finally at the top of the tree in her industry.

  • "To be up a tree" / "To be treed": (Informal) To be in a difficult or perplexing situation with no easy solution.

    • I'm completely up a tree with this math problem.
    • The politician was treed by the reporter's sharp questions.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shoetree (n): A device placed inside a shoe to preserve its shape.
  • Treeless (adj): Lacking trees.
  • Treen (n, archaic): Articles, especially household utensils, made of wood.
Synonyms
  • Plant, sapling, timber (for the noun, as a living organism).
  • Corner, trap (for the verb meaning to force into a position).
  • Diagram, hierarchy, genealogy (for the noun as a structural chart).
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Tree" is not commonly used to form standard phrasal verbs. The advanced idiomatic expressions above cover its figurative verbal use.)

Related Idioms

  • "Bark up the wrong tree": To pursue a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action.

    • If you think I took your book, you're barking up the wrong tree.

  • "Cannot see the forest for the trees": To be unable to understand a situation clearly because you are focusing too much on specific details.

    • By worrying about every minor cost, he couldn't see the forest for the trees and missed the project's overall value.
Verb
  1. stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
  2. chase an animal up a tree
    • the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it
    • her dog likes to tree squirrels
  3. plant with trees
    • this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer
  4. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
Noun
  1. English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
  2. a figure that branches from a single root
    • genealogical tree
  3. a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

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