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slough off

VERB
descend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cascade collapse crash dip disembark dive go down penetrate plummet plunge settle sink slide stumble subside swoop trickle tumble
STRONG
coast crouch decline deplane detrain dismount dribble drop fall gravitate ground incline light pitch plop prolapse set slant slope slump stoop submerge toboggan topple trip weep
WEAK
cataract cave in fall prostrate get down get off lose balance
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend go up grow increase leave rise
STRONG
even level mount pour straighten
VERB
dismiss
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decline disband dissolve expel let go reject release
STRONG
abolish banish boot bundle chase chuck clear deport detach discard dispatch disperse divorce eject outlaw relegate relinquish repel repudiate rid shed supersede
WEAK
brush off cast off cast out dispense with dispose of do without drive out force out have done with kick out let out lock out push aside push back send off send packing show out sweep away turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept allow
STRONG
hold keep legalize permit promote retain
WEAK
appoint employ engage hire maintain preserve secure welcome
VERB
goldbrick
Synonyms
STRONG
bum cheat creep dodge dog duck elude eschew evade fence laze loaf loiter lounge lurk malinger parry pussyfoot quit shirk shun sidestep skulk slack slink
WEAK
get around lie down on job shuffle off
Antonyms
STRONG
confront do encounter face meet take on
VERB
shirk
Synonyms
STRONG
bypass cheat creep dodge dog duck elude eschew evade fence goldbrick lurk malinger parry pussyfoot quit shun sidestep skulk slack slink snake sneak steal
WEAK
get around lie down on job shuffle off
Antonyms
STRONG
confront encounter face meet take on
WEAK
do

Example Sentences

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It probably gets into the water as bits slough off when the bottle is squeezed or gets exposed to heat.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

After a week or two, slough off their dried, leathery skin and pulp to reveal the beans within.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2023

If your body can’t clear it, it can cause direct inflammation of the linings of your lungs, which can slough off and make it hard to breathe and require breathing support.

From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2023

Wonder said the steel “looks OK,” but she said compacted dirt directly below and behind the barrier was destabilized and beginning to slough off the banks.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2022

Chase glanced back at the previous breach just in time to see a large piece of asphalt slough off.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith