Visual meaning of 'sloughed'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of sloughed: To shed (skin).

verb

To shed (skin).

"Snakes slough their skin periodically."

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Visual illustration of sloughed: To slide off (like a layer of skin).

verb

To slide off (like a layer of skin).

"A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off."

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Visual illustration of sloughed: To discard.

verb

To discard.

"East sloughed a heart."

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Visual illustration of sloughed: (Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)

verb

(Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)

""Dude, Kaydn and Jarom are totally sloughing today!""

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