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- Dictionaryskim/skɪm/
verb
- 1. remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid: "as the scum rises, skim it off" Similar
- 2. go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air: "he let his fingers skim across her shoulders" Similar
noun
- 1. a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid: "a skim of ice"
- 2. an act of reading something quickly or superficially: "a quick skim through the pamphlet"
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SKIM definition: 1. to move quickly just above a surface without touching it: 2. to throw a flat stone horizontally…. Learn more.
1. a. : to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance. skim boiling syrup. b. : to remove (a film, a layer of scum, etc.) from the surface of a liquid. c. : to remove cream from by skimming. d. : to remove the best or most easily obtainable contents from. 2. : to read, study, or examine superficially and rapidly.
Definition of skim verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Skim definition: to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle. See examples of SKIM used in a sentence.
To skim is to remove something from the surface of a liquid. Some cooks skim the fat off of the top of their chicken noodle soup, others skim the cream off milk to make skim (or skimmed) milk.
SKIM definition: 1. to move quickly, and almost or just touch the surface of something: 2. to remove something from…. Learn more.
9 meanings: 1. to remove floating material from the surface of (a liquid), as with a spoon 2. to glide smoothly or lightly over.... Click for more definitions.
1. ( tr) to remove floating material from the surface of (a liquid), as with a spoon: to skim milk. 2. to glide smoothly or lightly over (a surface) 3. ( tr) to throw (something) in a path over a surface, so as to bounce or ricochet: to skim stones over water. 4.
v.t. to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk. to clear (liquid) thus: to skim milk. to move or glide lightly over or along (a surface, as of water): The sailboat skimmed the lake.
Definitions of 'skim'. 1. If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it. [...] 2. If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it. [...] 3. If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly.