 Definitions of slough [ʌf] 
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1. (n.) slough
an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region.
2. slough
a hole full of mire, as in a road.
3. slough
a condition of degradation or despair.
4. (n.) slough
the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
5. slough
a mass or layer of dead tissue separated from the surrounding or underlying tissue.
6. slough
anything that is shed or cast off.
7. slough
a discarded card.
8. (v.i.) slough
to be shed or cast off, as the slough of a snake.
9. slough
to cast off a slough.
10. slough
to separate from the sound flesh, as a slough.
11. slough
to discard a card or cards.
12. (v.t.) slough
to dispose or get rid of; cast (often fol. by off):
to slough off a bad habit.
13. slough
to shed as or like a slough.
14. slough
to discard (a card).
15. slough
slough over, to treat as inconsequential.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME slughe, slouh skin of a snake, akin to MLG slū, slō husk, shell, MHG
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| Definition of 'slough' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gangrene, sphacelus, slough
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
2. (noun) slough
a hollow filled with mud
3. (noun) slough
a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
4. (verb) slough
any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
5. (verb) shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
"our dog sheds every Spring"
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| Definition of 'slough' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) slough
slow
2. (noun) slough
a place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire
3. (noun) slough
a wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river
4. (noun) slough
the skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal
5. (noun) slough
the dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification
6. slough
imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew
7. (verb) slough
to form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly
8. (verb) slough
to cast off; to discard as refuse
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