13
shed(verb, cast, skin, put on)
11
slough(noun, verb, drop, give, yield)
7
exuviate(verb, drop, give, yield, slip)
6
molting
5
moult
5
moulting
4
ecdysis
4
cast off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, give)
4
throw off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cast, put on)
3
cast(verb, drop, yield, slip, skin)
3
peel(verb, cast, shed, skin, divestment)
2
change
2
exfoliate(verb, divestment)
2
mew
2
slip(drop, give, yield, cast, scrap)
2
take off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, give)
2
throw(verb, drop, give, yield, slip)
1
disgorge
1
doff(verb, drop, give, yield, slip)
1
drop(verb, yield, slip, cast, scrap)
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