treebound

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adjective

Surrounded by trees.

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Meanings

adjectivetreebound (comparative more treebound, superlative most treebound)

comparative more treebound · superlative most treebound

  1. Surrounded by trees.

    From the centre of each side of this treebound square ran avenues east, west, and south into the wide expanse of corn-land . . .

    1886, Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge
  2. Secured (bound) to a tree.

    It was no other than the young woman who cut loose the treebound captive!

    2004, Zitkala-Sa — Iktomi and the Ducks and Other Sioux Stories
  3. Moving towards (bound for) a tree.

    Carter could nail a treebound raccoon right between the eyes.

    2000, James S. Hirsch, Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter

Origin

From tree + bound or tree + -bound.

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APA

treebound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treebound

MLA

“treebound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treebound. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “treebound,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treebound.

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