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| tree [ tree ] |
noun (plural trees) |
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1. large perennial woody plant: a woody perennial plant that grows to a height of several feet and typically has a single erect main stem with side branches
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2. plant resembling tree: a large bush or nonwoody plant that resembles a tree, e.g. a palm tree or tree fern
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3. something with branches like tree: something that has branches or pegs on which to hang things
  a hat tree
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4. diagram of hierarchical structure: a diagram of a hierarchical structure that shows the relationships between components as branches
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5. construction wooden support: a wooden beam, bar, or post that supports or is part of a structure
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6. comput hierarchical data structure: a hierarchical data structure in which each element contains data and may be linked by branches to two or more other elements. Every element has only a single predecessor, except for the first, which is called the root and has no predecessor.
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7. crystallography crystalline growth: a branching growth of crystals, particularly of a metal
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8. crime
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archaic
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Same as gallows
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9. christianity cross Jesus Christ died on: in Christianity, the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified
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archaic
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transitive verb (past and past participle treed, present participle tree·ing, 3rd person present singular trees) |
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1. force somebody up tree: to chase an animal or person up a tree, or force an animal or person to climb a tree
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2. put somebody in difficult situation: to force somebody into a position of difficulty or disadvantage
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informal
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3. stretch footwear on shoetree: to stretch or shape a shoe or boot on a shoetree
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| [ Old English trēo(w)< Indo-European, "oak tree"] |
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| tree·less adjective |
| tree·less·ness noun |
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be barking up the wrong tree to be mistaken, especially as regards the best way to achieve something
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out of your tree behaving irrationally (slang)
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up a tree in a position of difficulty or disadvantage (informal)
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