~ 1 [ slaʊ ]
■ noun
1》 a swamp.
↘ N. Amer. a muddy side channel or inlet.
2》 a situation characterized by lack of progress or activity.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
OE slōh , slō(g) , of unknown origin.
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~ 2 [ slʌf ]
■ verb
1》 (of an animal, especially a snake) cast off or shed (an old skin).
2》 ( ~ away/down ) (of soil or rock) collapse or slide into a hole or depression.
■ noun the dropping off of dead tissue from living flesh.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
ME (asnoun denoting a skin, especially the outer skin shed by a snake): perh. related to Low Ger. slu(we) 'husk, peel'.