Definition of slough
(Entry 1 of 5)
slough
verb (1)sloughed; sloughing; sloughs
Definition of slough (Entry 2 of 5)
: to engulf in a slough
: to plod through or as if through mud : slog
slough
noun (2)variants:
or less commonly sluff
Definition of slough (Entry 3 of 5)
1 : the cast-off skin of a snake
2 : a mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer
3 : something that may be shed or cast off
slough
verb (2)variants:
or less commonly sluff
sloughed also sluffed; sloughing also sluffing; sloughs also sluffs
Definition of slough (Entry 4 of 5)
1a : to become shed or cast off
b : to cast off one's skin
c : to separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue
2 : to crumble slowly and fall away
1 : to cast off
2a : to get rid of or discard as irksome, objectionable, or disadvantageous
—usually used with off
b : to dispose of (a losing card in bridge) by discarding
Slough
geographical nameDefinition of Slough (Entry 5 of 5)
town in Berkshire, southeast central England, west of London population 155,000
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