Beat and Fleece

Beat

Beat verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits

Fleece and beat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fleece" instead a verb "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Fleece

Fleece verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: swindlers who use the telephone to fleece senior citizens out of their savings
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Synonyms for Fleece

Beat and fleece are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Fleece".

Nearby Words: fleeced, fleecy, fleecer, fleecing

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

anyone beat anyone fleece anyone
players beat players fleece players
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