Skim

/skim/
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Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To remove a substance from the surface of a liquid: To take something, especially a layer of fat, cream, or impurities, off the top of a liquid.
    • To move quickly and lightly over a surface: To glide or pass swiftly and smoothly over or along a surface without penetrating it.
    • To read or look over something quickly and superficially: To read or examine something hastily, noting only the main points or highlights.

  2. Noun:

    • A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid: A very thin, often barely noticeable, layer of a substance on top of a liquid.
    • The act of reading or glancing through quickly: The action of reading something in a rapid, superficial manner.

  3. Adjective:

    • Describing milk or milk products from which the cream has been removed: Used to describe dairy products, especially milk, that have had most or all of the fat content removed.
Examples of Usage

  • Verb:

    • Please skim the foam off the top of the soup.
    • The swallows skim the surface of the lake to catch insects.
    • I only had time to skim the report before the meeting.

  • Noun:

    • A skim of ice had formed on the puddle overnight.
    • He gave the document a quick skim to find the key figures.

  • Adjective:

    • She prefers skim milk in her coffee.
Advanced Usage
  • "to skim over": To deal with or mention something very briefly without going into detail.
    • The speaker skimmed over the complex technical issues.
  • "to skim off": To take the best part of something, often unfairly.
    • The corrupt officials were accused of skimming off public funds.
Variants and Related Words
  • Skimmed (adj): The past participle form, often used as an adjective (e.g., skimmed milk).
  • Skimmer (n): A tool or person that skims (e.g., a flat spoon for skimming foam, a bird that skims the water).
  • Skimming (n/gerund): The action or process of skimming.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Glide, glide over, scan, browse, graze, remove, scoop.
  • Noun: Layer, film, coating, glance.
  • Adjective: Nonfat, fat-free.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Skim through: To read something quickly to get the main ideas.
    • I'll just skim through these articles to see if they're relevant.
  • Skim off: To remove something from the surface; to take the best part for oneself.
    • The company skimmed off the top graduates from the university.
Related Idioms
  • "To skim the surface": To deal with something only in a superficial way, without depth or detail.
    • His analysis only skims the surface of the problem.
Adjective
  1. 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
Noun
  1. reading or glancing through quickly
  2. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
    • there was a thin skim of oil on the water
Verb
  1. read superficially
  2. remove from the surface
    • skim cream from the surface of milk
  3. coat (a liquid) with a layer
  4. cause to skip over a surface
    • Skip a stone across the pond
  5. examine hastily
    • She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
  6. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
  7. travel on the surface of water

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