chuck vs slough

chuck

verb
  • To discard, to throw away. 

  • To vomit. 

  • To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning. 

  • To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action. 

  • To jilt; to dump. 

  • To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck. 

  • On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect. 

  • To touch or tap gently. 

  • To leave; to depart; to bounce. 

  • To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner. 

  • To call, as a hen her chickens. 

  • To make a clucking sound. 

noun
  • Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. 

  • A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder. 

  • A clucking sound. 

  • A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment. 

  • A gentle touch or tap. 

  • A throw, an incorrect bowling action. 

  • An act or instance of vomiting. 

  • On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect. 

  • A small pebble. 

  • A casual throw. 

slough

verb
  • To discard. 

  • To shed (skin). 

  • To slide off (like a layer of skin). 

  • To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. 

noun
  • A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes. 

  • Dead skin on a sore or ulcer. 

  • A muddy or marshy area. 

  • A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees. 

  • A state of depression. 

  • The skin shed by a snake or other reptile. 

  • A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide. 

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