skim
adjective
- 1
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
noun
- 1
reading or glancing through quickly
- 2
a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
there was a thin skim of oil on the water
verb
- 1
read superficially
- 2
move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
- 3
remove from the surface
skim cream from the surface of milk
- 4
coat (a liquid) with a layer
- 5
cause to skip over a surface
Skip a stone across the pond
- 6
travel on the surface of water
- 7
examine hastily
She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
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