fleece

A soft, warm cloth with a thick, slightly fluffy surface.

• This blanket is made of fleece.
• She wore a warm fleece jacket.
• The gloves have a soft fleece lining.

Common phrases: fleece jacket, fleece blanket, fleece lining

The thick wool covering a sheep or similar animal, or that wool after it is cut off.

• The sheep has a thick fleece.
• The farmer washed the fleece after shearing.
• They sold several fleeces at the market.

Similar words: wool

Common phrases: sheep's fleece, thick fleece, white fleece

To trick someone into giving you money, or charge them far too much.

• That taxi driver tried to fleece us.
• The fake charity fleeced people out of thousands of pounds.
• Tourists are often fleeced by dishonest sellers.

How to use it: fleece someone out of something (The caller fleeced him out of his savings.)

Similar words: rip off, swindle, cheat

Common phrases: fleece someone, fleece tourists

To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.

• They fleece the sheep in spring.
• The farmer fleeced the whole flock in two days.
• These animals have not been fleeced yet.

Similar words: shear

Common phrases: fleece a sheep, fleece the flock