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Noun slough has 4 senses
- gangrene, sphacelus, slough - necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
--1 is a kind of pathology
--1 has particulars:
- slough - a hollow filled with mud
--2 is a kind of bog, peat bog
- slough - a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
--3 is a kind of swamp, swampland
- slough - any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
--4 is a kind of covering, natural covering, cover
Verb slough has 1 sense
- shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring"
--1 is one way to shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
Sample sentence:
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