imp. of slee, to slay. slew.
2. slough ·adj slow.
3. slough ·vt to cast off; to discard as refuse.
4. slough ·noun a place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
5. slough ·noun a wet place; a swale; a side channel or inlet from a river.
6. slough ·noun the skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of some similar animal.
7. slough ·noun the dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead part which separates from the living tissue in mortification.
8. slough ·vi to form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues;
often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly.