The difference between Flay and Fleece

When used as nouns, flay means a fright, whereas fleece means hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal.

When used as verbs, flay means to cause to fly, whereas fleece means to con or trick (someone) out of money.

check bellow for the other definitions of Flay and Fleece

Flay as a verb (transitive, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
Flay as a verb (transitive, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

To frighten; scare; terrify.
Flay as a verb (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

To be fear-stricken.

Flay as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

A fright; a scare.
Flay as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.

Fleece as a noun (uncountable):

Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
Fleece as a noun (uncountable):

Insulating skin with the wool attached
Fleece as a noun (countable):

A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
Fleece as a noun (countable):

An insulating wooly jacket
Fleece as a noun (roofing):

Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.
Fleece as a noun:

Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
Fleece as a noun:

The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.

Fleece as a verb (transitive):

To con or trick (someone) out of money.

Examples:

"There is a difference between bookmaking, an entirely respectable profession, and fleecing people, which isn’t."
Fleece as a verb (transitive):

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

Examples:

"During spring shearing we have to fleece all the sheep in just a few days."
Fleece as a verb (transitive):

To cover with, or as if with, wool.