coat (a liquid) with a layer cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it. seagulls skimming the waves The little boat was skimming across the sunlit surface of the bay
To read rapidly to get the gist of the material This may involve glancing through the text for its main features, including headings, subheadings, highlighted words, diagrams, tables, etc
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If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly. He skimmed the pages quickly, then read them again more carefully I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here
reading or glancing through quickly a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it. Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface Skim off the fat
{f} remove matter floating on the surface of a liquid; glide on or just above a surface; glance through quickly; cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid
(1) tax-free gambling profits, money taken that is not reported to the IRS; (2) to steal extra profit for oneself before passing on remainder
To glance over superficially To read to get an initial overview and the main ideas
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
reading or glancing through quickly a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water" read superficially remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" coat (a liquid) with a layer cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" 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
To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of
{i} act of removing matter floating on the surface of a liquid; act of removing from the top; film, thin layer
To remove a substance from the surface of a liquid, usually with a spoon or special utensil Fat, scum, or foam are skimmed from the surface of liquids
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
a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
To remove impurities from the surface of a liquid, such as stock, during or after cooking
If someone skims off the best part of something, or money which belongs to other people, they take it for themselves. He has been accused of skimming the cream off the economy Rich Italian clubs such as AC Milan cannot simply skim off all of Europe's stars
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"
A pricing strategy in which you sell at a higher price until a competitor enters the market This approach is suitable when yours is the only product of its type available It also allows you to estimate market demand by starting high and gradually dropping your prices, thereby determining at what price the product sells for maximum profit
While skimming and speed reading a text, one takes in whole phrases, clauses, and sentences; searching for main ideas and key words rather than giving attention to detail The purpose of the reading is to get a rapid general impression of what a text is about
A method of quick reading to get a general idea of what the article is about You read the title, first paragraph, and the first sentences in the remaining paragraphs Ex Skim the newspaper in the morning