Definitions for slough



Overview of noun slough

The noun slough has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. gangrene, sphacelus, slough

(necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass)

2. slough

(a hollow filled with mud)

3. slough

(a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou))

4. slough

(any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake))


Overview of verb slough

The verb slough has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough

(cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring")

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