fleeced (verb)

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• fleeced — fleece ► NOUN 1) the wool coat of a sheep. 2) a soft, warm fabric with a pile, or a garment made from this. ► VERB informal ▪ defraud, especially by overcharging. DERIVATIVES fleeced adjective fleecy adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• fleec´er — fleece «flees», verb, fleeced, fleec|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to strip of money or belongings; rob or cheat: »The gamblers fleeced him of all his money. SYNONYM(S): plunder, victimize. 2. to cut the fleece from …   Useful english dictionary

• fleece´like — fleece «flees», verb, fleeced, fleec|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to strip of money or belongings; rob or cheat: »The gamblers fleeced him of all his money. SYNONYM(S): plunder, victimize. 2. to cut the fleece from …   Useful english dictionary

• fleece´a|ble — fleece «flees», verb, fleeced, fleec|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to strip of money or belongings; rob or cheat: »The gamblers fleeced him of all his money. SYNONYM(S): plunder, victimize. 2. to cut the fleece from …   Useful english dictionary

• fleece — [[t]fli͟ːs[/t]] fleeces, fleecing, fleeced 1) N COUNT A sheep s fleece is the coat of wool that covers it. 2) N COUNT A fleece is the wool that is cut off one sheep in a single piece. 3) VERB If you fleece someone, you get a lot of money from… …   English dictionary

• fleece — I UK [fliːs] / US [flɪs] noun Word forms fleece : singular fleece plural fleeces 1) [countable/uncountable] the wool on a sheep 2) a) [uncountable] a type of soft artificial cloth used for making clothes, that looks and feels like a sheep s… …   English dictionary

• fleece — [fliːs] verb [transitive] informal to charge someone too much money for something, usually by tricking them: • He fleeced investors of more than $500,000 by selling the recording rights to songs he didn t own. * * * fleece UK US /fliːs/ verb [T]… …   Financial and business terms

• fleece — I. noun Etymology: Middle English flees, from Old English flēos; akin to Middle High German vlius fleece and perhaps to Latin pluma feather, down Date: before 12th century 1. a. the coat of wool covering a wool bearing animal (as a sheep) b. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fleece — (n.) O.E. fleos, from W.Gmc. *flusaz (Cf. M.Du. vluus, Du. vlies, M.H.G. vlius, Ger. Vlies), probably from PIE *pleus to pluck, also a feather, fleece (Cf. L. pluma feather, down, Lith. plunksna feather ). The verb is 1530s in the literal sense… …   Etymology dictionary

• fleece — noun 1》 the wool coat of a sheep. 2》 a soft, warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep s wool, or a garment made from this. verb informal charge (someone) an unfairly high price. Derivatives fleeced adjective Origin OE flēos, flēs, of W. Gmc… …   English new terms dictionary

• fleece — 1. noun a sheep s fleece Syn: wool, coat 2. verb, informal we were fleeced by a scalper See swindle 1 …   Thesaurus of popular words