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

单词	sloughs
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 sloughs 1 of 3 noun variants also slews or slues plural of slough as in marshes 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 marshes wetlands swamps bogs muskegs swamplands morasses marshlands washes fens muds mires moors swales quagmires muck sludges oozes slimes gucks gooks slop slush sloughs 2 of 3 verb (1) present tense third-person singular of slough as in shuffles to move heavily or clumsily the unpleasant task of sloughing through the muck to retrieve the ball Synonyms & Similar Words shuffles barges stumbles clumps stomps lumps stumps tramps flounders lurches hauls weaves shambles drags scuffs slogs trudges pounds scuffles stamps galumphs plods lumbers tromps flogs flops staggers waddles reels sways dodders blunders wabbles totters teeters careens wobbles Antonyms & Near Antonyms glides slides floats drifts waltzes coasts whisks breezes hangs hovers wafts poises See More sloughs 3 of 3 verb (2) variants also sluffs present tense third-person singular of slough as in sheds to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside the snake is sloughing its old skin Synonyms & Similar Words sheds slips exfoliates peels molts ditches scales discards unloads flakes scraps junks jettisons chucks throws away throws out flings (off or away) shucks (off)
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