Definition of Slough
Slough
slough
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to shed or cast off a useless or counterproductive layer, especially a layer of animal skin;
e.g. Snakes slough off their skin periodically, but unlike man, their layer of skin comes off all at once.
(noun)
a wet marshy or muddy place, a swamp, a backwater (as the inlet of a stream), a creek in a marshy place;
e.g. This property has a small stream on the edge of it, and down there, at the water's edge, is a little bit of natural slough.
(noun)
a layer of necrotic tissue (yellowish-whitish in color) that must be removed for healing to take place;
e.g. Slough is the yellowish or whitish dead tissue that must be removed in order for healing in a wound to take place.
(verb)
to plod through, as though trudging in mud (synonym for 'slog');
e.g. We sloughed on, trying to keep our spirits up, the only thing we knew to do.
Similar Words
Opposite Words
Related Words
Comments
