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Definition of Skim

Skim
Skim Skim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Skimming.] [Cf. Sw. skymma to darken. [root]158. See Scum.] 1. 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. To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream. 3. To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of. Homer describes Mercury as flinging himself from the top of Olympus, and skimming the surface of the ocean. --Hazlitt. 4. 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
Skim Skim, a. Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed. Skim coat, the final or finishing coat of plaster. Skim colter, a colter for paring off the surface of land. Skim milk, skimmed milk; milk from which the cream has been taken.

Meaning of Skim from wikipedia

- Look up skim or skimming in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Skim or skimming may refer to: Skimboarding, also skimming, a sport which involves riding...
- Skims is an American shapewear and clothing brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian, Emma Grede and Jens Grede. Skims has a focus on body positivity and inclusivity...
- Sea surface kinematics multiscale monitoring (SKIM) was one of the two candidate missions for the 9th Earth Explorer mission of in the Living Planet Programme...
- Skim is a Canadian graphic novel written by Mariko Tamaki and drawn by Jillian Tamaki. Set in 1993, in a Toronto Catholic girls high school, it is about...
- A form of white-collar crime, skimming is taking cash "off the top" of the daily receipts of a business (or from any cash transaction involving a third...
- Skim is an open-source PDF reader. It is notably the first free software PDF reader for macOS. It is written in Objective-C, and uses Cocoa APIs. It is...
- Skimboarding or skimming is a boardsport in which a skimboard (much like a surfboard but smaller and without fins) is used to glide across the water's...
- Sea skimming is a technique many anti-ship missiles and some fighter or strike aircraft use to avoid radar, infrared detection, and to lower probability...
- skimming is a price setting strategy that a firm can employ when launching a product or service for the first time. By following this price skimming method...
- milk (or thin coconut milk) with a maximum of around 20% fat; and coconut skim milk with negligible amounts of fat. This terminology is not always followed...