slough
Pronunciation[change]
Noun[change]
- (countable) A slough is the skin shed by a snake.
- (countable) A slough is a dead skin on a sore or ulcer
- (countable) A slough is a swamp or shallow lake
Verb[change]
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- (transitive) If something sloughs its skin, it sheds it.
- The snake sloughed its skin.