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skim

Definitions


[skɪm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid
(e.g: as the scum rises, skim it off)

- go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air
(e.g: he let his fingers skim across her shoulders)

- read (something) quickly so as to note only the important points
(e.g: he skimmed the report)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘remove scum from (a liquid)’): back-formation from skimmer, or from Old French escumer, from escume ‘scum, foam’


[skɪm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid
(e.g: a skim of ice)

- an act of reading something quickly or superficially
(e.g: a quick skim through the pamphlet)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘remove scum from (a liquid)’): back-formation from skimmer, or from Old French escumer, from escume ‘scum, foam’




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