fleece
noun
[ fliːs ]
• the woolly covering of a sheep or goat.
• "as the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces"
• a soft warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep's wool, used as a lining material.
• "a reversible fleece jacket"
fleece
verb
• obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them.
• "the city's cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares and fleecing tourists"
Similar:
swindle,
cheat,
defraud,
deceive,
trick,
dupe,
hoodwink,
double-cross,
gull,
short-change,
exploit,
take advantage of,
victimize,
do,
diddle,
rip off,
con,
bamboozle,
rob,
shaft,
sting,
have,
bilk,
rook,
gyp,
finagle,
flimflam,
put one over on,
pull a fast one on,
take for a ride,
lead up the garden path,
sell down the river,
sucker,
snooker,
goldbrick,
gouge,
stiff,
give someone a bum steer,
pull a swifty on,
rush,
cozen,
chicane,
sell,
illude,
mulct,
• cover as if with a fleece.
• "the sky was half blue, half fleeced with white clouds"
Origin:
Old English flēos, flēs, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlies and German Vlies .
