English verb: slough off | |||
1. | slough off (possession) discard as undesirable | ||
Samples | The candidate sloughed off his former campaign workers. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | get rid of, remove | ||
2. | slough off (contact) separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amputate, cut off | ||
Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||