flee
flee

fleece


Definition: Meaning of, fleece in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fliːs /

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fleece fleeces
  1. [countable] the woolly coat of a sheep, especially the wool and skin of a sheep when it has been made into a piece of clothing
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  2. [uncountable] an artificial soft material used to make warm jackets
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  3. [countable] British English a jacket made of this artificial material
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
fleece fleeced fleeced
Present Participle Third Person Singular
fleecing fleeces
[transitive] [informal]
  1. to charge someone too much money for something, especially by tricking them
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fleece used in phrases

  • China fleece vine (noun)
    1. twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia
  • Golden Fleece (noun)
    1. in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts
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