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sloughed

/slaʊd/; /sluːd/

sloughverb

sloughed

Past Simple

sloughed

Past Simple

sloughed

Past Participle

sloughing

Gerund

/slaʊ/; /sluː/

Translations

Snakes slough their skin regularly.

Змеи регулярно сбрасывают кожу.

The treatment helps to slough off dead skin cells.

Лечение помогает отшелушивать омертвевшие клетки кожи.

Additional translations

Definitions

To shed or remove a layer of dead skin or tissue.

The snake sloughs its skin several times a year.

To cast off or discard something considered undesirable or no longer needed.

He decided to slough off his old habits and start fresh.

Synonyms

get rid of

cast off

sloughnoun

Definitions

A swamp or shallow lake system, often a backwater to a larger body of water.

The explorers navigated through the slough, careful to avoid the deeper parts of the swamp.

A state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection.

After the failure of his business, he found himself in a slough of despondency.

A situation characterized by lack of progress or activity.

The project was stuck in a slough, with no clear direction or momentum.

A layer or mass of dead tissue separated from living tissue in a wound, or the shed outer skin of a reptile.

The surgeon removed the slough to allow healthy tissue to heal.

sloughproper noun

Definitions

A town and unitary authority area in Berkshire, south-east England.

Slough lies about twenty miles west of central London.