Open English Wordnet

(n)gangrene, sphacelus, slough¹necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

(n)slough¹any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

(n)slough²a hollow filled with mud

(n)slough²a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

(v)shed, molt, exuviate, moult, sloughcast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers“our dog sheds every Spring”

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