fleece
To con or trick out of moneyTo con or trick (someone) out of money.
» Tom got fleeced.
Meaning
3 senses(informal, transitive)To con or trick (someone) out of money.
abziehen, ausnehmen, betrügen
обдира́тьobdirátʹ, ободра́ть как ли́пкуobodrátʹ kak lípku
(transitive)To cut off the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).
During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days.
scheren
стричь ове́цstričʹ ovéc
(transitive)To cover with, or as if with, wool.
shear the wool from
Examples
21 sentencesTom got fleeced.
Two people fleeced us last night.
Sami was fleeced by his maid.
Sami is getting fleeced and used.
Kalman was wearing a fleece jacket.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English fles, flees, flese, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-WeFrom Middle English fles, flees, flese, from Old English flēos, flīes, flȳs, from Proto-West Germanic *fleus.
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Forms
fleeces, fleecing, fleeced, fleecedSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle