Английский Этимологический словарь - skim
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~ v skimmed, skimming 1 to remove floating fat or solids from the surface of a liquid (skim sth off/from) (After simmering the meat and vegetables skim the fat from the surface.) 2 to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it (She skimmed the sports page to find out who had won the game. | skim through sth) (Just skim through the second section to save time.) 3 to move along quickly, nearly touching a surface (seagulls skimming the waves) 4 skim stones/pebbles etc BrE to throw smooth, flat stones into a lake, river etc in a way that makes them jump across the surface (- compare skip1 (8)) 5 AmE to take money illegally, especially by not saying that you have made profits so that you do not have to pay tax skim sb off phr v to take and keep for yourself the best people, the most money etc (Professional sport skims off all the best players.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(skims, skimming, skimmed) 1. If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it. Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water’s surface... Skim off the fat. VERB: V n off/from n, V n with off 2. If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it. ...seagulls skimming the waves... The little boat was skimming across the sunlit surface of the bay. VERB: V n, V over/across n 3. If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly. He skimmed the pages quickly, then read them again more carefully... I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here. VERB: V n, V through n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb (~med; ~ming) Etymology: Middle English skymmen, skemen, probably from Anglo-French escumer, from escume foam, scum, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch schum scum — more at scum Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance ~ boiling syrup b. to remove (as film or scum) from the surface of a liquid c. to remove cream from by ~ming d. to remove the best or most easily obtainable contents from 2. to read, study, or examine superficially and rapidly; especially to glance through (as a book) for the chief ideas or the plot 3. to throw in a gliding path; especially to throw so as to ricochet along the surface of water 4. to cover with or as if with a film, scum, or coat 5. to pass swiftly or lightly over 6. a. to remove or conceal (as a portion of casino profits) to avoid payment of taxes b. embezzle ~ming money from employee pension plans intransitive verb 1. a. to pass lightly or hastily ; glide or skip along, above, or near a surface b. to give a cursory glance, consideration, or reading 2. to become coated with a thin layer of film or scum 3. to put on a finishing coat of plaster 4. to embezzle money II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a thin layer, coating, or film 2. the act of ~ming 3. something ~med; specifically ~ milk III. adjective Date: 1794 1. having the cream removed by ~ming 2. made of ~ milk ~ cheese ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. (skimmed, skimming) 1 tr. a take scum or cream or a floating layer from the surface of (a liquid). b take (cream etc.) from the surface of a liquid. 2 tr. a keep touching lightly or nearly touching (a surface) in passing over. b deal with or treat (a subject) superficially. 3 intr. a (often foll. by over, along) go lightly over a surface, glide along in the air. b (foll. by over) = sense 2b of v. 4 a tr. read superficially, look over cursorily, gather the salient facts contained in. b intr. (usu. foll. by through) read or look over cursorily. 5 tr. US sl. conceal or divert (income) to avoid paying tax. --n. 1 the act or an instance of skimming. 2 a thin covering on a liquid (skim of ice). Phrases and idioms skim the cream off take the best part of. skim (or skimmed) milk milk from which the cream has been skimmed. Etymology: ME, back-form. f. SKIMMER ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) тонкий слой; плёнка 2) пена; накипь снимать пену или накипь 3) дросс; шлак снимать дроссы; спускать [скачивать] шлак 4) снятый верхний слой снимать верхний слой 5) хальмоза, стекольная пена хальмовать, удалять стекольную пену 6) тонкий слой, тонкий штрих (получаемый на клеепромазочной машине) 7) лёгкая фракция отбирать [отгонять] лёгкие фракции ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1. снятие (пены, накипи) 2. снятое молоко skim cheese —- обезжиренный творог 3. тонкая пленка (на поверхности чего-либо) 4. снимать (пену, накипь; также skim off) to skim milk —- снимать сливки с молока to skim the cream from the milk —- снять сливки с молока to skim soup of its scum —- снимать пену с супа 5. тех. сгребать шлак 6. покрывать тонкой пленкой a pond skimmed (over) with ice —- пруд, затянутый тонким льдом the liquid was skimmed over with a film —- жидкость покрылась пленкой 7. ам. наносить последний слой штукатурки 8. с-х. снимать дернину Id: to skim the cream off —- снимать сливки, брать лучшее 9. легкое скольжение; скольжение по поверхности 10. легко и плавно скользить; нестись, едва касаясь поверхности a skater skims the ice —- конькобежец плавно скользит по льду he seems to skim the ground —- он бежит, словно не касаясь земли the bicycle skimmed along the road —- велосипед несся по дороге to skim the surface —- спорт. скользить по поверхности воды 11. (обыкн. over) проноситься над поверхностью, не касаясь ее to skim the bar —- спорт. переходить планку вплотную (при прыжке) a bird is skimming (over) the sea —- птица летает низко над морем the aeroplane skimmed above the trees —- самолет летел, почти касаясь верхушек деревьев 12. запускать, бросать (придавая горизонтальное направление при полете) he...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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