Word Meaning

skim definition and meaning

v. t. 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.
v. t. To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.
v. t. To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
v. t. 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.
v. i. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
v. i. To hasten along with superficial attention.
v. i. To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
a. Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.

Crossword clues for skim

- Ask imp to carry some milk
- Glide lightly over
- Go lightly over a type of milk
- Look over quickly
- Move lightly (over)
- Pass lightly over
- Pass lightly over snow runner before end of term
- Plane
- Read quickly
- Remove from the surface
- Remove from the surface of
- Scud (of (clouds)
- Scud (of clouds)
- Sort of milk from which you cream off profits?
- Steal (card data)
- Steal (card details)
- Type of low-fat milk