Word

tree, v.
(treed, treeing, trees)

stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
<verb.change>

shoetree tree

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

stretch, elongate

chase an animal up a tree
<verb.competition>

tree

sample sentences

"the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"
"her dog likes to tree squirrels"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

chase, go after, trail, dog, track, chase after, tail, tag, give chase

plant with trees
<verb.contact>

tree

sample sentences

"this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
<verb.motion>

corner tree

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

corner corner corner corner

semantic pointers

hypernym

guide, maneuver, point, steer, head, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, channelize, channelise