1. a swamp or marshy area
2. a state of deep despair or moral degradation

1. to shed or cast off (as dead skin)
2. to get rid of something unwanted

Examples

• The heron waded through the muddy slough.
• After losing his job, he fell into a slough of despair.
• Snakes slough their skin as they grow.
• The company decided to slough off its unprofitable divisions.
• Cattails grew thick around the edges of the slough.
• She tried to slough off her bad habits.
• The old building was surrounded by a slough that flooded each spring.