Local English word record

treed

adjective · 1 sense

forced to turn and face attackers

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Examples

  • a stag at bay
  • she had me cornered between the porch and her car
  • like a trapped animal

Word relationships

Synonyms

at bay(p), cornered, trapped

Source and method

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Princeton WordNet 3.0