[ noun ]
■ reading or glancing through quickly
→
skimming
[ noun ]
■ a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
e.g.)
・there was a thin skim of oil on the water
[ verb ]
■ read superficially
→
skim over
[ verb ]
■ move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
→
skim over
[ verb ]
■ remove from the surface
e.g.)
・skim cream from the surface of milk
→
cream
,
cream off
,
skim off
[ verb ]
■ coat (a liquid) with a layer
[ verb ]
■ cause to skip over a surface
→
skip
,
skitter
[ verb ]
■ travel on the surface of water
→
plane
[ verb ]
■ examine hastily
→
glance over
,
rake
,
run down
,
scan
[ adjective satellite ]
■ used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
e.g.)
・yogurt made with skim milk
・she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter
→
skimmed
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