Slough: English to English |
Slough () imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew. |
Slough (a.) Slow. |
Slough (n.) A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire. |
Slough (n.) A wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river. |
Slough (n.) The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification. |
Slough (n.) The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal. |
Slough (v. i.) To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly. |
Slough (v. t.) To cast off; to discard as refuse. |