(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
When a plant ~s its leaves, or an animal such as a snake ~s its skin, the leaves or skin come off naturally.
All reptiles have to ~ their skin to grow...
= shed
VERB: V n
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Slough off means the same as ~ .
Our bodies ~ off dead cells.
= shed
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P