slough

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈslü

ˈslau̇;

in the US (except in New England) is usual for sense 1 with those to whom the sense is familiar ˈslü;

British usually for both senses ˈslau̇

: a place of deep mud or mire

b or less commonly slew or slue

ˈslü

(1)

: swamp

(2)

: an inlet on a river

also : backwater

(3)

: a creek in a marsh or tide flat

: a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection

sloughy

ˈslü-ē

ˈslau̇-ē

adjective

slough

2 of 4

verb (1)

sloughed; sloughing; sloughs

transitive verb

: to engulf in a slough

intransitive verb

: to plod through or as if through mud : slog

slough

3 of 4

noun (2)

ˈsləf

variants or less commonly sluff

: the cast-off skin of a snake

: a mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer

: something that may be shed or cast off

slough

4 of 4

verb (2)

ˈsləf

variants or less commonly sluff

sloughed also sluffed; sloughing also sluffing; sloughs also sluffs

intransitive verb

: to become shed or cast off

: to cast off one's skin

: to separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue

: to crumble slowly and fall away

transitive verb

: to cast off

: to get rid of or discard as irksome, objectionable, or disadvantageous

—usually used with off

: to dispose of (a losing card in bridge) by discarding

slough 1 of 3

noun

variants also slew or slue

as in marsh

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water the land for miles around the lake is strewn with ponds, sloughs, and mudflats

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marsh
wetland
swamp
bog
mud
muskeg
mire
morass
wash
fen
marshland
swampland
moor
swale
muck
quagmire
ooze
sludge
slime
guck
gook
slop
slush

slough

2 of 3

verb (1)

as in to shuffle

to move heavily or clumsily the unpleasant task of sloughing through the muck to retrieve the ball

Synonyms & Similar Words

shuffle
stumble
barge
stomp
clump
stump
flounder
lump
tramp
lurch
haul
shamble
trudge
galumph
drag
lumber
slog
scuffle
weave
pound
stamp
scuff
plod
tromp
flop
waddle
flog
dodder
reel
stagger
sway
blunder
totter
wabble
careen
wobble
teeter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

coast
slide
breeze
glide
float
drift
hang
whisk
waltz
hover
waft
poise

slough

3 of 3

verb (2)

variants also sluff

as in to shed

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside the snake is sloughing its old skin

Synonyms & Similar Words

shed
slip
peel
scale
ditch
discard
unload
molt
exfoliate
flake
junk
scrap
jettison
chuck
throw away
shuck (off)
throw out
fling (off or away)

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of slough are cast, discard, junk, scrap, and shed. While all these words mean "to get rid of," shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster.

shed a bad habit

finally sloughed off the depression

The words cast and slough can be used in similar contexts, but cast, especially when used with off, away, or out, implies a forceful rejection or repudiation.

cast off her friends

The meanings of discard and slough largely overlap; however, discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless.

discard old clothes

Both scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form.

scrap all the old ways

would junk our educational system

单词	slough
释义	slough 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈslü ˈslau̇; in the US (except in New England) is usual for sense 1 with those to whom the sense is familiar ˈslü; British usually for both senses ˈslau̇ 1 a : a place of deep mud or mire b or less commonly slew or slue ˈslü (1) : swamp (2) : an inlet on a river also : backwater (3) : a creek in a marsh or tide flat 2 : a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection sloughy ˈslü-ē ˈslau̇-ē adjective slough 2 of 4 verb (1) sloughed; sloughing; sloughs transitive verb : to engulf in a slough intransitive verb : to plod through or as if through mud : slog slough 3 of 4 noun (2) ˈsləf variants or less commonly sluff 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 4 of 4 verb (2) ˈsləf variants or less commonly sluff sloughed also sluffed; sloughing also sluffing; sloughs also sluffs intransitive verb 1 a : 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 transitive verb 1 : to cast off 2 a : 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 Synonyms Noun (1) bog fen marsh marshland mire moor morass muskeg swamp swampland wash wetland Verb (1) barge clump flog [British] flounder galumph lumber lump plod pound scuff scuffle shamble shuffle slog stamp stomp stumble stump tramp tromp trudge Verb (2) exfoliate molt shed slip See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English sloughe, slo, from Old English slōh; akin to Middle High German slouche ditch Noun (2) Middle English slughe; akin to Middle High German slūch snakeskin First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (1) 1846, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 1720, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Phrases Containing slough slough of despond slough of despond Kids Definition slough noun ˈslü ˈslau̇ : a wet marshy or muddy place Medical Definition slough 1 of 2 noun ˈsləf : dead tissue separating from living tissue especially : a mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer slough 2 of 2 intransitive verb : to separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue dermal sloughing transitive verb : to cast off slough dead tissue the uterine lining is sloughed Geographical Definition Slough geographical name ˈslau̇ town in Berkshire, southeast central England, west of London population 155,000 slough 1 of 3 noun variants also slew or slue as in marsh spongy land saturated or partially covered with water the land for miles around the lake is strewn with ponds, sloughs, and mudflats Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance marsh wetland swamp bog mud muskeg mire morass wash fen marshland swampland moor swale muck quagmire ooze sludge slime guck gook slop slush slough 2 of 3 verb (1) as in to shuffle to move heavily or clumsily the unpleasant task of sloughing through the muck to retrieve the ball Synonyms & Similar Words shuffle stumble barge stomp clump stump flounder lump tramp lurch haul shamble trudge galumph drag lumber slog scuffle weave pound stamp scuff plod tromp flop waddle flog dodder reel stagger sway blunder totter wabble careen wobble teeter Antonyms & Near Antonyms coast slide breeze glide float drift hang whisk waltz hover waft poise See More slough 3 of 3 verb (2) variants also sluff as in to shed to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside the snake is sloughing its old skin Synonyms & Similar Words shed slip peel scale ditch discard unload molt exfoliate flake junk scrap jettison chuck throw away shuck (off) throw out fling (off or away) Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of slough are cast, discard, junk, scrap, and shed. While all these words mean "to get rid of," shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster. shed a bad habit finally sloughed off the depression The words cast and slough can be used in similar contexts, but cast, especially when used with off, away, or out, implies a forceful rejection or repudiation. cast off her friends The meanings of discard and slough largely overlap; however, discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless. discard old clothes Both scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form. scrap all the old ways would junk our educational system Phrases Containing slough slough (off) slough of despond slough (off) slough of despond
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