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skim

/ skim /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
reading or glancing through quickly
Type of:
reading
Derived:
scan rake glance over run down skim over
verb Sense 2
cause to skip over a surface
"Skip a stone across the pond"
Type of:
throw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
coat (a liquid) with a layer
Type of:
coat surface
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
remove from the surface
"skim cream from the surface of milk"
Type of:
remove take take away
Derived:
skimmer skimming
See also:
cream off skim off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
read superficially
Type of:
read
Derived:
skimming skimmer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
"there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
Type of:
covering natural covering cover
Derived:
skim off cream off cream
adjective satellite Sense 7
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"
Similar:
nonfat fat-free fatless
verb Sense 8
move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
Type of:
touch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 9
travel on the surface of water
Type of:
glide
Kinds of:
aquaplane
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 10
examine hastily
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
Type of:
examine see
Derived:
skimming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

reading throw coat surface remove take take away read covering natural covering cover nonfat