2007-01-13 11:53:13 · 12 answers · asked by bird 67 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It Means A Variaty Of Things.
As A Noun-
1. the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
2. the wool shorn from a sheep at one shearing.
3. something resembling a fleece: a fleece of clouds in a blue sky.
4. a fabric with a soft, silky pile, used for warmth, as for lining garments.
5. the soft nap or pile of such a fabric.
–verb (used with object) 6. to deprive of money or belongings by fraud, hoax, or the like; swindle: He fleeced the stranger of several dollars.
7. to remove the fleece of (a sheep).
8. to overspread, as with a fleece; fleck with fleecelike masses: a host of clouds fleecing the summer sky.
As An Adjective-
1. having a fleece of a specified kind (usually used in combination): a thick-fleeced animal.
2. covered with fleece or a fleecelike material.
3. (of a fabric) having a softly napped surface.
fleeced, fleec·ing, fleec·es
1.To defraud of money or property; swindle.
2.To shear the fleece from.
3.To cover with or as if with fleece.
2007-01-19 04:55:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: 1fleece
Pronunciation: 'flEs
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English flees, from Old English flEos; akin to Middle High German vlius fleece and perhaps to Latin pluma feather, down
1 a : the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (as a sheep) b : the wool obtained from a sheep at one shearing
2 a : any of various soft or woolly coverings b : a soft bulky deep-piled knitted or woven fabric used chiefly for clothing
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Main Entry: 2fleece
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): fleeced; fleec·ing
1 a : to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion b : to charge excessively for goods or services
2 : to remove the fleece from : SHEAR
3 : to dot or cover with fleecy masses
2007-01-19 20:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by kevferg64 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone who was fleeced got ripped off.
2007-01-17 10:52:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means a person was relieved of something that belonged to him or her, typically by unethical means. It probably derived from the sheering of the fleece from sheep.
2007-01-13 20:19:28 · answer #4 · answered by Behaviorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was fleeced by the stall holder. I thought it was real but its a fake.
2007-01-15 03:36:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone is "fleeced" it means they were cheated or defrauded, usually of money or property.
2007-01-13 20:02:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Conned, taken for a ride, scammed, stitched-up, rolled, tucked up, kippered,
2007-01-17 15:02:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it mean cheated, gauged, despoil, strip, plunder.
2007-01-18 09:44:09 · answer #8 · answered by yakir 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting your money stolen.
2007-01-13 21:46:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
got scammed
2007-01-13 19:57:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋