ALL meanings of skim
skim
S s - verb with object skim 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. 1
- verb with object skim to clear (liquid) thus: to skim milk. 1
- verb with object skim to move or glide lightly over or along (a surface, as of water): The sailboat skimmed the lake. 1
- verb with object skim to throw in a smooth, gliding path over or near a surface, or so as to bounce or ricochet along a surface: to skim a stone across the lake. 1
- verb with object skim to read, study, consider, treat, etc., in a superficial or cursory manner. 1
- verb with object skim to cover, as a liquid, with a thin film or layer: Ice skimmed the lake at night. 1
- verb with object skim to take the best or most available parts or items from: Bargain hunters skimmed the flea markets early in the morning. 1
- verb with object skim to take (the best or most available parts or items) from something: The real bargains had been skimmed by early shoppers. 1
- verb with object skim Metallurgy. to remove (slag, scum, or dross) from the surface of molten metal. 1
- verb with object skim Slang. to conceal a portion of (winnings, earnings, etc.) in order to avoid paying income taxes, commissions, or the like on the actual total revenue (sometimes followed by off): The casino skimmed two million a year. to take, remove, or appropriate for illegal use: to skim information from another's credit card. 1
- verb without object skim to pass or glide lightly over or near a surface. 1
- verb without object skim to read, study, consider, etc., something in a superficial or cursory way. 1
- verb without object skim to become covered with a thin film or layer. 1
- verb without object skim Slang. to conceal gambling or other profits so as to avoid paying taxes, etc.; practice skimming. 1
- noun skim an act or instance of skimming. 1
- noun skim something that is skimmed off. 1
- transitive verb skim a text 1
- noun skim a thin layer or film formed on the surface of something, especially a liquid, as the coagulated protein material formed on boiled milk. 1
- transitive verb skim milk: remove surface 1
- noun skim a thin layer, as of mortar. 1
- transitive verb skim glide over 1
- noun skim Slang. the amount taken or concealed by skimming. 1
- noun skim skim milk. 1
- noun skim Obsolete. scum. 1
- noun Technical meaning of skim (language) A Scheme implementation with packages and other enhancements, by Alain Deutsch et al, France. 1
- verb skim If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it. 0
- verb skim If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it. 0
- verb skim If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly. 0
- verb skim to remove floating material from the surface of (a liquid), as with a spoon 0
- verb skim to glide smoothly or lightly over (a surface) 0
- verb skim to throw (something) in a path over a surface, so as to bounce or ricochet 0
- verb skim to read (a book) in a superficial or cursory manner 0
- verb skim to cover (a liquid) with a thin layer or (of liquid) to become coated in this way, as with ice, scum, etc 0
- noun skim the act or process of skimming 0
- noun skim material skimmed off a liquid, esp off milk 0
- noun skim the liquid left after skimming 0
- noun skim any thin layer covering a surface 0
- verb transitive skim to clear (a liquid) of floating matter 0
- verb transitive skim to remove (floating matter) from a liquid 0
- verb transitive skim to coat or cover with a thin layer 0
- verb transitive skim to look at hastily or carelessly; glance through (a book, etc.) without reading word for word 0
- verb transitive skim to glide or pass swiftly and lightly over 0
- verb transitive skim to throw so as to cause to bounce or ricochet swiftly and lightly 0
- verb transitive skim to refrain from reporting for tax purposes (a percentage of income, gambling gains, etc.) 0
- intransitive verb skim to move along swiftly and lightly over a surface, through space, etc.; glide; sail 0
- intransitive verb skim to make a rapid or careless examination, as of a book 0
- intransitive verb skim to become thinly coated, as with scum 0
- noun skim something that has been skimmed 0
- noun skim the act of skimming 0
- noun skim a thin coating or film 0