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What does skim mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word skim? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
  2. (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
  3. To hasten along with superficial attention.
  4. To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
  5. (transitive) to throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)
  6. (intransitive) to ricochet
  7. (transitive) to read quickly, skipping some detail
  8. (transitive) to scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
  9. (transitive) to clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
  10. (transitive) to clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk
Adjective
  1. (of milk) Having lowered fat content.
Noun
  1. A cursory reading, skipping the details.
  2. (informal) Skim milk.
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