a. | 1. | Slow. | |||
n. | 1. | A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire. | |||
2. | A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.
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n. | 1. | The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal. | |||
2. | (Med.) The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification. | ||||
v. i. | 1. | (Med.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; - often used with off, or away; | |||
v. t. | 1. | To cast off; to discard as refuse. |
Noun | 1. | 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) | |
Verb | 1. | slough - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" |