slough


Definition: Meaning of, slough in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / slaʊ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
slough sloughed sloughed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sloughing sloughs
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  1. [singular] literary a bad situation or a state of sadness that you cannot get out of easily
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  2. [countable] an area of land covered in deep dirty water or mud
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slough used in phrases

  • Slough of Despond, the
    1. a situation in which you are very unhappy and there seems to be no hope that things will improve. The expression comes from the name of a place in the book The Pilgrim's Progress by John BUNYAN .
  • slough grass (noun)
    1. north American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns
  • slough of despond (noun)
    1. formal extreme depression
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slough used in phrasal verbs

  • slough off (phrasal verb)
    1. literary to get rid of something that you do not want
    2. biology same as slough1
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