C2 noun #101,770 most common

slough

UK /slʌf/ | US /slʌf/

The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

slough in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
  • (noun) Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
  • (verb) To shed (skin).

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
  2. 2
    noun Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
  3. 3
    verb To shed (skin).
  4. 4
    verb To slide off (like a layer of skin).
  5. 5
    verb To discard.
  6. 6
    verb (Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)

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