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Skim
skɪm
- remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid
"as the scum rises, skim it off"
- remove a substance from the surface of (a liquid)
"bring the stock to the boil, then skim it to remove any foam"
- go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air
"he let his fingers skim across her shoulders"
- pass over (a surface), nearly or lightly touching it in the process
"we stood on the bridge, watching swallows skimming the water"
- throw (a flat stone) low over an expanse of water so that it bounces on the surface several times
"he bent to pick up a small pebble, skimming it across the glittering water"
- read (something) quickly so as to note only the important points
"he sat down and skimmed the report"
glance through flick through flip through leaf through thumb through read quickly scan look through have a quick look at run one's eye over dip into browse through- deal with or treat (a subject) briefly or superficially
"she skimmed over her meeting with Roger—it had suddenly become rather difficult to speak of him"
- steal or embezzle (money), especially in small amounts over a period of time
"she was skimming money from the household kitty"
misappropriate steal rob thieve pilfer appropriate abstract defraud someone of siphon off pocket take take for oneself help oneself to line one's pockets/purse with- fraudulently copy (credit or debit card details) with an electronic reader
- a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid
"a skim of ice"
- an act of reading something quickly or superficially
"a quick skim through the pamphlet"