tree
noun
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
have treed
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present perfectof tree.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In one panic, Lahr scrambles halfway up the proscenium arch and hangs there, glaring down in 20-foot-high dudgeon at the scoundrels who have treed him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another hunter stopped me and asked, “Is it true that your hounds have treed six coons in one night, three up in one tree, or is that old man just blowing off steam?”
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
The Riflers have treed them at Battle Butte, and Captain Rayner has gone with his battalion.
From The Deserter by Charles King
When assured that they were beyond hearing distance, said Bill to Dick: "Well, we have treed the game at any rate."
From Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival by Alvin Addison
"Quiet," he whispered; "I think we have treed our buggy friends."
From Kitty's Conquest by Charles King
