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Meaning ofsloughin English

slough

uk//slaʊ//

Past Tensesloughed
Participle Verbsloughing
Third Person Singularsloughs

Definitions

Noun
1. shed skin of a reptile
  The snake shed its slough after molting.
2. dead skin on a wound; decayed tissue
  The doctor cleaned the slough from the infected wound.
3. a swamp or shallow lake system (in Eastern US); formed by backwater
  The hikers had to navigate through the dense slough to reach the other side.
4. a river delta's secondary channel (in Western US); tide-flushed
  The boat sailed through the slough, a secondary channel of the river delta.
5. a muddy or marshy area (in Britain)
  The hikers got lost in the vast slough while searching for a rare bird species.
6. a small alkaline pond (in Canadian Prairies)
  The farmer drove his tractor around the small slough on his property.
Verb
1. to shed outer layers naturally
  The snake began to slough its skin as it grew.
2. to slide off or flake off easily
  The old paint started to slough off the wall.

Compounds / Phrases

slough of despond