Definitions from Wiktionary (skim)
▸ verb: (intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
▸ verb: (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
▸ verb: To hasten along with superficial attention.
▸ verb: To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
▸ verb: (transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To ricochet.
▸ verb: (transitive) To read quickly, skipping some detail.
▸ verb: (transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
▸ verb: (transitive) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
▸ verb: (transitive) To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk.
▸ verb: To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
▸ verb: To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To become coated over.
▸ adjective: (of milk) Having lowered fat content.
▸ noun: A cursory reading, skipping the details.
▸ noun: (informal) Skim milk.
▸ noun: The act of skimming.
▸ noun: That which is skimmed off.
▸ noun: Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
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▸ verb: (intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
▸ verb: (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
▸ verb: To hasten along with superficial attention.
▸ verb: To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
▸ verb: (transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To ricochet.
▸ verb: (transitive) To read quickly, skipping some detail.
▸ verb: (transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
▸ verb: (transitive) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
▸ verb: (transitive) To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk.
▸ verb: To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
▸ verb: To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To become coated over.
▸ adjective: (of milk) Having lowered fat content.
▸ noun: A cursory reading, skipping the details.
▸ noun: (informal) Skim milk.
▸ noun: The act of skimming.
▸ noun: That which is skimmed off.
▸ noun: Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
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