Definition of skim Skim
/skɪˈm/ - [skim] - skim
We found 30 definitions of skim from 6 different sources.
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What does skim mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: skims |
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| skim - reading or glancing through quickly | ||
| skimming | ||
| reading the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" | ||
| skim - a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water" | ||
| natural covering, covering, cover the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
Verb |
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| skim - remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" | ||
| skim off, cream off, cream | ||
| take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
| cream off, skim off pick the best | ||
| skim - read superficially | ||
| skim over | ||
| read to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" | ||
| skim - coat (a liquid) with a layer | ||
| coat, surface cover or provide with a coat | ||
| skim - cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" | ||
| skip, skitter | ||
| throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six" | ||
| skim - examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" | ||
| scan, rake, glance over, run down | ||
| examine, see question closely | ||
| skim - travel on the surface of water | ||
| plane | ||
| glide move smoothly and effortlessly | ||
| aquaplane ride on an aquaplane | ||
| aquaplane ride on an aquaplane | ||
| skim - move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of | ||
| skim over | ||
| touch comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem" | ||
Adjectiveskim, skimmer, skimmest |
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| skim - 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" | ||
| skimmed | ||
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Wiktionary 
- skim (Verb)
To throw an object so it bounces on water. - skim (Verb)
To ricochet. - skim (Verb)
To read quickly, skipping some detail. - skim (Verb)
To scrape off; to remove something from a surface. - skim (Verb)
To carefully remove the cream that floats on top of fresh milk. - skim (Adjective)
Having lowered fat content.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- skim (v. t.)
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. - skim (v. t.)
To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream. - skim (v. t.)
To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of. - skim (v. t.)
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. - skim (v. i.)
To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. - skim (v. i.)
To hasten along with superficial attention. - skim (v. i.)
To put on the finishing coat of plaster. - skim (a.)
Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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skim
To examine hastily (e.g. a newspaper). -
skim
To travel on the surface of water. -
skim
To cause to skip over a surface (e.g. a stone). -
skim
To read superficially.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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skim
skim, v.t. to clear off scum: to take off by skimming: to brush the surface of lightly.—v.i. to pass over lightly: to glide along near the surface: to become coated over:—pr.p. skim′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. skimmed.—n. the act of skimming: what is skimmed off.—ns. Skim′mer, a utensil for skimming milk: a bird that skims the water; Skim′-milk, skimmed milk: milk from which the cream has been skimmed; Skim′ming, the act of taking off that which floats on the surface of a liquid, as cream: that which is taken off, scum.—adv. Skim′mingly, by skimming along the surface. [Scum.]
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