drop vs slough

drop and slough both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drop	Yes	No	Yes	No
slough	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, slough is a hyponym of drop; that is, slough is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drop:

Other hyponyms of drop include exuviate, molt, moult, shed, abscise, exfoliate, autotomise, autotomize.

drop (noun)	slough (noun)
the act of dropping something	any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
a central depository where things can be left or picked up	necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery	a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity	a hollow filled with mud
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
a steep high face of rock
a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
a shape that is spherical and small

drop (verb)	slough (verb)
give birth; used for animals	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
grow progressively worse
go down in value
stop pursuing or acting
change from one level to another
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
leave undone or leave out
omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
utter with seeming casualness
lose (a game)
take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
to remove
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
let or cause to fall in drops
to fall vertically
let fall to the ground
fall or descend to a lower place or level
pay out
stop associating with
terminate an association with
hang loosely