skim

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   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.

2. 2transitive verb

   To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.

3. 3transitive verb

   To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.

4. 4transitive verb

   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.

5. 5intransitive verb

   To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To hasten along with superficial attention.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To put on the finishing coat of plaster.

8. 8adjective

   Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.

9. 9noun

   reading or glancing through quickly

   Synonyms

   skimming
10. 10noun

    a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

    "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"

11. 11verb

    read superficially

12. 12verb

    move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

13. 13verb

    remove from the surface

    "skim cream from the surface of milk"

    Synonyms

    cream
14. 14verb

    coat (a liquid) with a layer

15. 15verb

    cause to skip over a surface

    "Skip a stone across the pond"

    Synonyms

    skipskitter
16. 16verb

    travel on the surface of water

    Synonyms

    plane
17. 17verb

    examine hastily

    "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

    Synonyms

    rakescan
18. 18adjective

    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"

    Synonyms

    skimmed