treed Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
   corner; tree.
   
2. verb plant with trees
   tree.
   
   • this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer
3. verb chase an animal up a tree
   tree.
   
   • the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it
   • her dog likes to tree squirrels
4. verb stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
   tree; shoetree.
   
5. adjective satellite forced to turn and face attackers
   at bay; cornered; trapped.
   
   • a stag at bay
   • she had me cornered between the porch and her car
   • like a trapped animal

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