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Definition of
slough 1 verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
slough
1
verb
verb
NAmE
/
/
slʌf
/
/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they
slough
he / she / it
sloughs
past simple
sloughed
-ing form
sloughing
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to lose a layer of dead skin, etc.
slough
something
a snake sloughing its skin
slough
something off
Slough off dead skin cells by using a facial scrub.
Phrasal Verbs
slough off
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