"slough" meaning in English

See slough in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /slʌf/ Audio: en-us-slough2.ogg, en-us-slough1.ogg Forms: slough [singular], sloughs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A slough is the skin shed by a snake.
    Sense id: simple-slough-en-noun-ScVVL3mi
  2. A slough is a dead skin on a sore or ulcer
    Sense id: simple-slough-en-noun-9dhgktYY
  3. A slough is a swamp or shallow lake
    Sense id: simple-slough-en-noun-uwNlFDaC

Verb

IPA: /slʌf/ Audio: en-us-slough2.ogg, en-us-slough1.ogg Forms: slough [canonical], sloughs [third-person, singular], sloughed [past], sloughed [past, participle], sloughing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something sloughs its skin, it sheds it.
    Sense id: simple-slough-en-verb-x4OqCeSl
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