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Pullover vs Fleece - What's the difference?

pullover | fleece |

As nouns the difference between pullover and fleece

is that pullover is a sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front while fleece is hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal.

As a verb fleece is

to con or trick someone out of money.

pullover

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front
  • (weightlifting) An exercise performed lying on the back in which the arms are extended behind the head and exertion lifts the weight above the head.

    • Descendants

    * German: * Italian:

    See also

    * cardigan * jumper * pushover * sweater * sweatshirt ----

    fleece

    English

    (wikipedia fleece)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
  • (uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached
  • (countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
  • (countable) An insulating wooly jacket
  • (roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
  • Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
  • The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.

    • Verb

    (fleec)
  • to con or trick someone out of money
  • to shear the fleece from an animal (such as a sheep)

    • See also

    * (con) nickel and dime