slough

slough
I
[[t]slaʊ[/t]] for 1,2,4; [[t]slu[/t]] for 3
n.
1) an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region
2) a hole full of mire, as in a road
3) brit. dial.
Also, slew IV slue III a marshy pool, inlet, backwater, or the like.
4) a condition of degradation or despair
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Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE slōh, c. MLG slōch, MHG sluoche ditch II
slough
[[t]slʌf[/t]] n.
1) the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically
2) pat a mass or layer of dead tissue separated from the surrounding or underlying tissue
3) anything that is shed or cast off
4) gam a discarded card
5) to be shed or cast off, as the slough of a snake
6) to cast off a slough
7) pat to separate from the sound flesh, as a slough
8) gam to discard a card or cards
9) to dispose or get rid of; cast (often fol. by off):
to slough off a bad habit[/ex]
10) to shed as or like a slough
11) gam to discard (a card)
12) phv cvb slough over, to treat as inconsequential
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Etymology: 1250–1300; ME slughe, slouh skin of a snake, akin to MLG slū, slō husk, shell, MHGslūch slough′i•ness, n. slough′y, adj.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Slough — …   Wikipedia Español

  • Slough — Slough, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.] 1. A place of deep mud or mire; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slough — Slough …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Slough — Slough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sloughing}.] (Med.) 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slough — slough1 [sluf] n. [ME slouh, akin to Ger schlauch, a skin, bag < IE base * sleug̑ , to glide, slip > Latvian sl užât, to slide] 1. the skin of a snake, esp. the outer layer that is periodically cast off 2. any castoff layer, covering, etc …   English World dictionary

  • slough|y — slough|y1 «SLOW ee», adjective, slough|i|er, slough|i|est. soft and muddy; full of soft, deep mud; miry: »sloughy creeks. slough|y2 «SLUHF ee», adjective. of dead skin; covered with dead skin or tissue …   Useful english dictionary

  • Slough — Slough, v. t. To cast off; to discard as refuse. [1913 Webster] New tint the plumage of the birds, And slough decay from grazing herds. Emerson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slough — Slough, obs. imp. of {Slee}, to slay. Slew. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slough — Slough, n. [OE. slugh, slouh; cf. MHG. sl?ch the skin of a serpent, G. schlauch a skin, a leather bag or bottle.] 1. The skin, commonly the cast off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The dead mass separating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slough — Slough, a. Slow. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slough — Ⅰ. slough [1] ► NOUN 1) a swamp. 2) a situation characterized by lack of progress or activity. DERIVATIVES sloughy adjective. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. slough …   English terms dictionary

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