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fleece

/fliːs/noun, verb1 syllable

Fleece means: rip off; ask an unreasonable price.

Synonyms for fleece12

noun, as in tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

sheepskin

noun, as in outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

wool

verb, as in rip off; ask an unreasonable price

overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, plume, pluck, rob, hook

verb, as in shear the wool from

shear

also used for fleece

swindle

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What does fleece mean?6

verb

1

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

2

shear the wool from“shear sheep”

noun

1

tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

2

outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

3

the wool of a sheep or similar animal

4

a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fleece?16

four syllables

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Fleece in a sentence

  • Sheep are bred for their fleece and their meat.qdii
  • Whoever has eaten the sheep returns at least the fleece.AmarMecheri
  • He who has eaten the sheep has to return the fleece at least.AmarMecheri
  • Felix was trying to fleece Amelia out of money.Amastan
  • Our sheep's fleece is thick; no matter how much we shear it, it will grow back.AmarMecheri
  • Kalman was wearing a fleece jacket.Amastan
  • Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow.Dejo
  • Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.darinmex

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Forms of fleece

as a noun

plural
fleeces

as a verb

past tense
fleeced
present participle
fleecing
third-person singular
fleeces
past participle
fleeced