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What is another word for fleece?

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Noun

The wool shorn from a sheep

Any soft downy substance, typically from soft fibers or hairs

The action or crime of stealing

Spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing

A thick covering mass or layer

To shear, especially the fleece from (a sheep or other animal)

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

To loot or plunder an area or place, typically by force

To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.

To impoverish or financially ruin

Suck dry

To deprive someone of their assets or possessions

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Noun

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The wool shorn from a sheep

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“Many frisbees and balls are now made from fleece, which will cause minimal damage if the toys are thrown indoors.”

Noun

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Any soft downy substance, typically from soft fibers or hairs

fiber^US

fibre^UK

fibres^UK

fibers^US

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Noun

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The action or crime of stealing

breaking and entering

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Noun

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Spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing

fibre^UK

fiber^US

raveling^US

ravelling^UK

fillet^UK

filet^US

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Noun

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A thick covering mass or layer

lustre^UK

luster^US

armor^US

armour^UK

colouring^UK

coloring^US

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Verb

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To shear, especially the fleece from (a sheep or other animal)

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

summarize^US

summarise^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

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“We only have a few days to fleece all the sheep.”

Verb

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To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

victimise^UK

victimize^US

lead up the garden path

sell a pup

jerk around

rope in

give someone a bum steer

sell a bill of goods to

pull the wool over someone's eyes

terrorize^US

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

terrorise^UK

do someone in the eye

fake

outmaneuver^US

bleed someone of something

live off the backs of

ill-use

bleed dry

lead down the garden path

worm one's way out of

penalise^UK

penalize^US

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw dust in someone's eyes

get the better of

pull someone's leg

make a sucker of

play a practical joke on

use for one's own ends

leverage

control

obtain by threats

worm something out of someone

put the bite on someone for

blackmail someone for

obtain under duress

make pay through nose

take advantage of somebody

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

put on the wrong track

give the wrong impression

give wrong information to

send on a wild goose chase

slip something over on

put something over on

put someone up to something

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

make somebody look an idiot

twist around your little finger

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“Her appearance as the conwoman trying to fleece lovelorn Fred of his money brought a variety of further TV offers.”

Verb

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To loot or plunder an area or place, typically by force

moonlight requisition

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

burglarise^UK

burglarize^US

annex^US

annexe^UK

have one's fingers in the till

line one's purse with

line one's pockets with

dip into the public purse

commit white-collar crime

have one's hand in the till

defraud someone of

commit fraud

put hand in cookie jar

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To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.

Verb

To impoverish or financially ruin

reduce to destitution

make bankrupt

make destitute

bring someone to their knees

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporise^UK

vaporize^US

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Verb

Suck dry

utilize^US

utilise^UK

siphon^US

syphon^UK

exhaust one's supply of

draft^US

draught^UK

throw around like confetti

reduce to destitution

make somebody skint

bring someone to their knees

consume the contents of

rush out

make void

remove the contents of

spend money as if it grows on trees

spend money as if it were going out of fashion

spend freely

throw down the drain

spend money as if there were no tomorrow

spend money as if it were going out of style

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Verb

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To deprive someone of their assets or possessions

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