Definition: 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.
Definition: To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.
Definition: To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to
glide swiftly along the surface of.
Definition: 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.
Definition: To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course;
to glide along near the surface.
Definition: To hasten along with superficial attention.
Definition: To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
Definition: Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.