v. t. | 1. | To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; | |||||||||
2. | To take off by skimming; | ||||||||||
3. | To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of. | ||||||||||
4. | Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; | ||||||||||
v. i. | 1. | To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. | |||||||||
2. | To hasten along with superficial attention. | ||||||||||
3. | To put on the finishing coat of plaster. | ||||||||||
a. | 1. | Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.
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Noun | 1. | skim - a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water" |
2. | skim - reading or glancing through quickly Synonyms: skimming | |
Verb | 1. | skim - travel on the surface of water Synonyms: plane |
2. | skim - move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of Synonyms: skim over | |
3. | skim - examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" | |
4. | skim - cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" | |
5. | skim - coat (a liquid) with a layer | |
6. | skim - remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" | |
7. | skim - read superficially Synonyms: skim over | |
Adj. | 1. | 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" Synonyms: skimmed |
(language) | Skim - A Scheme implementation with packages and other enhancements, by Alain Deutsch et al, France. |