slough

verb
[L42421]

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : slough
  • simple present, singular, third person : sloughs
  • simple past : sloughed
  • present participle : sloughing
  • past participle : sloughed

Senses

  • to throw off or discard
  • shedding, remove in flaky chunks

slough

noun
[L42420]

Forms

  • singular : slough
  • plural : sloughs

Senses

  • a wetland, usually a swamp or shallow lake, often a backwater to a larger body of water
  • a side-channel from or feeding a river, or an inlet or natural channel only sporadically filled with water

slough

noun
[L42422]

Forms

  • singular : slough
  • plural : sloughs

Senses

  • dead snake skin