Meaning of 'skim'

adjective

used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

Example: "yogurt made with skim milk"

Synonyms: skimmed

noun

reading or glancing through quickly

Synonyms: skimming

noun

a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

Example: "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"

verb

read superficially

Synonyms: skim over

verb

move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

Synonyms: skim over

verb

remove from the surface

Example: "skim cream from the surface of milk"

Synonyms: cream cream off skim off

verb

coat (a liquid) with a layer

verb

cause to skip over a surface

Synonyms: skip

verb

travel on the surface of water

Synonyms: plane

verb

examine hastily

Synonyms: scan