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Meaning of skim

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

Crossword clue 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