sloughy

Variant of slough

slough definition

slough (sluf)

noun

  1. the skin of a snake, esp. the outer layer that is periodically cast off
  2. any castoff layer, covering, etc.: often used figuratively
  3. Med. a mass of dead tissue in, or separating from, living tissue or an ulceration

Etymology: ME slouh, akin to Ger schlauch, a skin, bag < IE base *sleu-, to glide, slip > Latvian sl'užât, to slide

intransitive verb

    1. to be shed, cast off, or discarded; come off
    2. to drop off; become fewer or less
  1. to shed skin or other covering
  2. Med. to separate from the surrounding tissue: said of dead tissue

Etymology: < the n.

transitive verb

  1. to shed or throw (off) as or like slough; get rid of
  2. Bridge to get rid of (a card); discard

Related Forms:

slough Idioms

slough over

to gloss over; minimize

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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