slough off

/sləf ɑf/
/sləf ɒf/
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Other forms: sloughed off; sloughing off; sloughs off

Definitions of slough off
  1. verb
    separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion
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    type of:
    amputate, cut off
    remove surgically
  2. verb
    discard as undesirable
    “the candidate sloughed off his former campaign workers”
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    type of:
    get rid of, remove
    dispose of
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