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"Slough" Definition

noun

A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud or mire.
A stagnant swamp, marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater.
A state of deep despair or moral degradation.
An outer layer or covering that is shed.
Medicine A layer or mass of dead tissue separated from surrounding living tissue, as in a wound, sore, or inflammation.

verb-intransitive

Medicine To separate from surrounding living tissue. Used of dead tissue.
To shed a slough.

verb-transitive

To discard as undesirable or unfavorable; get rid of: slough off former associates.

geographical name

Town England in Berkshire 98,600.

verb

To dispose of (a losing card in bridge) by discarding.
To get rid of or discard as irksome, objectionable, or disadvantageous .
To cast off.
To crumble slowly and fall away.
To separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue.

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