Overview of noun slough

The noun slough has 4 senses

• gangrene, sphacelus, slough -- (necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass)


• slough -- (a hollow filled with mud)


• slough -- (a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou))


• slough -- (any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake))

Overview of verb slough

The verb slough has 1 sense

• shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough -- (cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring")