{
    "term": "tree",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/tr/tree.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a tall plant that can live a long time. Trees have a thick central wooden trunk from which branches grow, usually with leaves on them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an oak/olive/apple tree"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **plant a tree**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **chop/cut down/fell a tree**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They took a seat on a fallen **tree trunk** in the middle of a small clearing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They followed a path through the trees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tall pine trees line the roadways."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a fruit tree"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I quickly climbed a nearby tree and hid in the branches."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The branches of trees sway in the wind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A fallen tree was blocking the road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Palm trees line the broad avenue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Protesters formed a human blockade to stop loggers felling trees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cat got stuck up a tree."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The floods left a tide of mud and uprooted trees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The forest can be dated by studying tree rings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tree belt around the fields acts as a windbreak."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tree cover would prevent further soil erosion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Monkeys were swinging wildly from tree to tree."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Plants and trees"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deciduous", "evergreen", "coniferous"],
                "… of trees": ["clump", "copse", "grove"],
                "verb + tree": ["grow", "plant", "climb"],
                "tree + verb": ["grow", "stand", "line something"],
                "tree + noun": ["bark", "branch", "leaves"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the tree", "on a/​the tree", "under a tree"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a child usually behaves in a similar way to his or her parent(s)",
            "labels": "(saying, especially North American English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in the highest position or rank in a profession or career",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be behaving in a crazy or stupid way, perhaps because of drugs or alcohol",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody not to use something or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not see or understand the main point about something, because you are paying too much attention to small details",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/triː/",
                "audio": "tr/tree/tree__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/triː/",
                "audio": "tr/tree/tree__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English trēow, trēo: from a Germanic variant of an Indo-European root shared by Greek doru ‘wood, spear’, drus ‘oak’."
}