skimmed
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verb (used with object)
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.
a.
to conceal a portion of (winnings, earnings, etc.) in order to avoid paying income taxes, commissions, or the like on the actual total revenue (sometimes followed by off ): The casino skimmed two million a year.
b.
to take, remove, or appropriate for illegal use: to skim information from another's credit card.
verb (used without object)
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.
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Related forms
un·skimmed, adjective
Synonyms
5. scan. 12. glance.
5. scan. 12. glance.
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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | (tr) to remove floating material from the surface of (a liquid), as with a spoon: to skim milk |
| 2. | to glide smoothly or lightly over (a surface) |
| 3. | (tr) to throw (something) in a path over a surface, so as to bounce or ricochet: to skim stones over water |
| 4. | to read (a book) in a superficial or cursory manner |
| 5. | to cover (a liquid) with a thin layer or (of liquid) to become coated in this way, as with ice, scum, etc |
| —n | |
| 6. | the act or process of skimming |
| 7. | material skimmed off a liquid, esp off milk |
| 8. | the liquid left after skimming |
| 9. | any thin layer covering a surface |
| [C15 skimmen, probably from scumen to skim; see | |
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Word Origin & History
skim
c.1420 (skimmer, the utensil, is attested from c.1392), "to clear (a liquid) from matter floating on the surface," from O.Fr. escumer "remove scum," from escume (Fr. écume) "scum," from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. scum "scum," Ger. Schaum; see scum). Hence, skim milk (1596),
from which the cream has been skimmed. Meaning "to glance over carelessly" (in ref. to printed matter) first recorded 1799; that of "to move over lightly and rapidly" is from 1697. Skimmer, the N.Amer. shore bird (1785), so called from its method of feeding.
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Example sentences
We skimmed the text for gardens that promised something in addition to roaring, robust plant life.
People used olive oil rather than soap to wash, so the water needed to be periodically skimmed by servants.
The ocean is a place that has been only skimmed over by each civilization and many of its regions are left unexplored.
If seven typesettings are overlooked, those few that were seen may have been only skimmed.
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