Skim
To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth.
To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.
To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim a book or a newspaper.
To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
To hasten along with superficial attention.
To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.
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Skim Translations
skim in Dutch is scheren
skim in Spanish is desnatar
skim in Swedish is glida fram, skumma
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