skim

Meanings

Plural: skims

Noun

• a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
  • "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
• reading or glancing through quickly
• A cursory reading, skipping the details.
• Skim milk.
• The act of skimming.
• That which is skimmed off.
• Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.

Verb

• travel on the surface of water
• move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
• examine hastily
• cause to skip over a surface
• coat (a liquid) with a layer
• remove from the surface
  • "skim cream from the surface of milk"
• read superficially
• To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
• To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
• To hasten along with superficial attention.
• To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
• To throw an object so it bounces on water.
• To ricochet.
• To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail.
• To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
• To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
• To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk.
• To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
• To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
• To become coated over.

Adjective Satellite

• used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
  • "yogurt made with skim milk"
  • "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"

Adj

• Having lowered fat content.

Synonyms

cream, cream off, glance over, plane, rake, run down, scan, skim off, skim over, skimmed, skimming, skip, skitter

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