| skim [a] |
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| 1) | used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter" |
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| Synonyms : | skimmed |
| See Also:
| fat-free |
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| skim [n] |
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| 1) | a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water" |
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| cover cream |
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| 2) | reading or glancing through quickly |
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| Synonyms : | skimming |
| See Also:
| reading glance_over |
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| skim [v] |
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| 1) | travel on the surface of water |
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| Synonyms : | plane |
| See Also:
| glide aquaplane aquaplane |
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| 2) | move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of |
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| Synonyms : | skim_over |
| See Also:
| touch |
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| 3) | examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" |
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| Synonyms : | glance_over rake run_down scan |
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| examine |
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| 4) | cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" |
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| Synonyms : | skip skitter |
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| throw |
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| 5) | coat (a liquid) with a layer |
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| coat |
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| 6) | remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" |
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| Synonyms : | cream cream_off skim_off |
| See Also:
| remove cream_off skimmer skimming |
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| Synonyms : | skim_over |
| See Also:
| read skimmer |
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