[skim] 
verb, skimmed, skim⋅ming, noun | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | to clear (liquid) thus: to skim milk. |
| 3. | to move or glide lightly over or along (a surface, as of water): The sailboat skimmed the lake. |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | to read, study, consider, treat, etc., in a superficial or cursory manner. |
| 6. | to cover, as a liquid, with a thin film or layer: Ice skimmed the lake at night. |
| 7. | to take the best or most available parts or items from: Bargain hunters skimmed the flea markets early in the morning. |
| 8. | to take (the best or most available parts or items) from something: The real bargains had been skimmed by early shoppers. |
| 9. | Metallurgy. to remove (slag, scum, or dross) from the surface of molten metal. |
| 10. | Slang.
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| 11. | to pass or glide lightly over or near a surface. |
| 12. | to read, study, consider, etc., something in a superficial or cursory way. |
| 13. | to become covered with a thin film or layer. |
| 14. | Slang. to conceal gambling or other profits so as to avoid paying taxes, etc.; practice skimming. |
| 15. | an act or instance of skimming. |
| 16. | something that is skimmed off. |
| 17. | a thin layer or film formed on the surface of something, esp. a liquid, as the coagulated protein material formed on boiled milk. |
| 18. | a thin layer, as of mortar. |
| 19. | Slang. the amount taken or concealed by skimming. |
| 20. | skim milk. |
| 21. | Obsolete. scum. |
