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(1):

(v. t.) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth.

(2):

(v. i.) To hasten along with superficial attention.

(3):

(v. i.) To put on the finishing coat of plaster.

(4):

(a.) Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.

(5):

(v. t.) To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.

(6):

(v. t.) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.

(7):

(v. t.) Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim a book or a newspaper.

(8):

(v. i.) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Skim'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/skim.html. 1828.
 
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