skim

/skɪm/

noun

1
A cursory reading, skipping the details.
2
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.

1
To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
2
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
To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)
6
To ricochet
7
To read quickly, skipping some detail
“I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.”
8
To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
9
To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
“to skim milk; to skim broth”
10
To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk
“to skim cream”
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.
13
To become coated over.

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