skim

Definitions of skim in various dictionaries:

noun - a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

noun - reading or glancing through quickly

verb - travel on the surface of water

verb - move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

verb - examine hastily

verb - cause to skip over a surface

verb - coat (a liquid) with a layer

verb - remove from the surface

verb - read superficially

adj - used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

To remove floating matter from (a liquid).

To remove (floating matter) from a liquid.

To take away the choicest or most readily attainable contents or parts from.

To coat or cover with or as if with a thin layer, as of scum.

To throw so as to bounce or slide: skimming stones on the pond.

To glide or pass quickly and lightly over.

To read or glance through (a book, for example) quickly or superficially.

To fail to declare part of (certain income, such as winnings) to avoid tax payment.

To move or pass swiftly and lightly over or near a surface; glide.

To give a quick and superficial reading, scrutiny, or consideration; glance: skimmed through the newspaper.

To become coated with a thin layer.

To fail to declare certain income to avoid tax payment.

The act of skimming.

Something that has been skimmed.

A thin layer or film.

The profit gained by skimming.

verb - to remove floating matter from the surface of