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 | ||