Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - skim
Skim
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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
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I. verb (~med; ~ming) see: scum Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance , to remove (as film or scum) from the surface of a liquid, to remove cream from by ~ming, to remove the best or most easily obtainable contents from, to read, study, or examine superficially and rapidly, to throw in a gliding path, to cover with or as if with a film, scum, or coat, to pass swiftly or lightly over, 6. to remove or conceal (as a portion of casino profits) to avoid payment of taxes, embezzle , intransitive verb 1. to pass lightly or hastily ; glide or skip along, above, or near a surface, to give a cursory glance, consideration, or reading, to become coated with a thin layer of film or scum, to put on a finishing coat of plaster, to embezzle money, II. noun Date: 14th century a thin layer, coating, or film, the act of ~ming, something ~med, III. adjective Date: 1794 having the cream removed by ~ming, made of ~ milk ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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