slough
transitive verb
intransitive verb
Noun (1)
Verb (1)
Verb (2)
discard, cast, shed, slough, scrap, junk mean to get rid of.
discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless.
cast, especially when used with off, away, or out, implies a forceful rejection or repudiation.
shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster.
scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form.
Middle English sloughe, slo, from Old English slōh; akin to Middle High German slouche ditch
Noun (2)
Middle English slughe; akin to Middle High German slūch snakeskin
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
1846, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
1720, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
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