skim

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
2. {{lb|en|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. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[throw]] an object so it [[bounce]]s on [[water]].
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[ricochet]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To read quickly or describe summarily, [[skip]]ping some detail.
8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[scrape]] off; to [[remove]] (something) from a [[surface]]
9. {{lb|en|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. {{lb|en|transitive}} To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the [[cream]] that floats on top of fresh [[milk]].
11. To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
12. To [[surreptitiously]] scan a [[payment card]] in order to obtain its information for [[fraudulent]] purposes.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|of milk}} Having [[lower]]ed [[fat]] [[content]].

Noun

1. A [[cursory]] [[reading]], skipping the details.
2. {{lb|en|informal}} [[skim milk|Skim milk]].
3. The act of skimming.
4. That which is skimmed off.
5. Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.

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