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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tree \Tree\, verb (used with an object) [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.
2. To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree; as, to tree a boot. See {Tree}, noun, 3.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
treed
adjective: forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal" [syn: {at bay(p)}, {cornered}, {trapped}]
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