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skim
verb (skimmed , skimming )
1 to remove floating matter from the surface of (a liquid).
2 (often skim off) to take something off by skimming.
3 tr & intr to brush or cause something to brush against or glide lightly over (a surface) He skimmed the table as he went past The bird's wings skimmed over the water .
4 to throw (an object) over a surface so as to make it bounce We skimmed stones on the river .
5 intr (usu skim through something) to glance through (eg a book).
6 slang said of a criminal organization: to fail to declare (certain income) in order to avoid paying tax on it.
noun
1 the act or process of skimming.
2 skimmed milk.
[15c: from French escume scum]
skimming noun .
skim over something
1 to read (a page, passage, etc) superficially.
2 to evade or sidestep it I thought he skimmed over that issue .
verb (skimmed , skimming )
1 to remove floating matter from the surface of (a liquid).
2 (often skim off) to take something off by skimming.
3 tr & intr to brush or cause something to brush against or glide lightly over (a surface) He skimmed the table as he went past The bird's wings skimmed over the water .
4 to throw (an object) over a surface so as to make it bounce We skimmed stones on the river .
5 intr (usu skim through something) to glance through (eg a book).
6 slang said of a criminal organization: to fail to declare (certain income) in order to avoid paying tax on it.
noun
1 the act or process of skimming.
2 skimmed milk.
[15c: from French escume scum]
skimming noun .
skim over something
1 to read (a page, passage, etc) superficially.
2 to evade or sidestep it I thought he skimmed over that issue .
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