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slough

verb

/slʌf/ or /sluː/

Meaning

To shed or cast off (like dead skin); also a swampy or muddy area.

The snake sloughed off its old skin.

slough of despond

shed, cast, discard, peel

retain, keep

slough off, slough skin, slough of despond

To excite or amuse, especially in a slightly sexual or playful way.

to prepare and use land for crops; to develop a quality or relationship

to leave a place; to make empty by leaving

to move swiftly on foot by taking steps faster than walking

continuously talking or complaining about something in a tiresome way

To avoid something by stepping aside; to evade a problem or question indirectly.