Meaning & use

Treed

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Chased an animal up a tree, or, as an adjective, describing land that has trees growing on it.

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The hunting dogs treed the raccoon within minutes.

The couple bought a beautifully treed lot for their new house.

A note on using this word

In real estate listings, "treed" describes a property with mature trees, distinct from the verb sense meaning to chase something up a tree.

Words with a similar meaning

cornered

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Another way to use it

2. adjective

Having trees growing on it, especially describing a plot of land.

They hiked through a densely treed ravine.

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