Defenition of the word fleece

• Defenition of the word fleece

  • To remove the fleece from a sheep etc. by clipping.
  • To ask an unreasonable price.
  • a soft bulky deep-piled fabric, used chiefly for clothing
  • the wool of a sheep or similar animal
  • shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
  • rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
  • outer coat of esp. sheep and yaks
  • outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
  • a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
  • shear the wool from

Synonyms for the word fleece

• • cheat
  • con
  • gazump
  • hook
  • overcharge
  • pluck
  • plume
  • rip off
  • rob
  • shear
  • sheepskin
  • soak
  • surcharge
  • swindle
  • take somebody for a ride
  • wool

Similar words in the fleece

• • fleece
  • fleece's
  • fleeced
  • fleeces

Hyponyms for the word fleece

• • extort
  • Golden Fleece
  • gouge
  • rack
  • squeeze
  • wring

Hypernyms for the word fleece

• • beat
  • cheat
  • chisel
  • cloth
  • coat
  • fabric
  • leather
  • material
  • pelage
  • rip off
  • sell short
  • shave
  • textile
  • trim
  • wool

Antonyms for the word fleece

• • undercharge

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