![]() ![]() ![]() After a part or all of the cream has been removed from whole milk, that which remains is called skim milk. Hard at work in Seattle | The Blog of Michael R. My grandmother, a Depression-era Okie, called skim milk “blue john” and said it was only fit for “slopping hogs.” Matthew Yglesias » (Many) Books Are Too Long 2010 This isn’t to say that books aren’t worth your time - the whole reason I flip and skim is that book-reading is so vital. To achieve it, we had to learn how to ' skim' - that is, how to make selective readings from the enormous volume of data that arrives to our senses. verb transitive to throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones).transitive verb Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.transitive verb To pass near the surface of to brush the surface of to glide swiftly along the surface of.transitive verb To take off by skimming.transitive verb To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.adjective skimmed milk milk from which the cream has been taken.adjective a colter for paring off the surface of land.adjective the final or finishing coat of plaster.adjective Contraction of skimming and skimmed.intransitive verb To put on the finishing coat of plaster.intransitive verb To hasten along with superficial attention.intransitive verb To pass lightly to glide along in an even, smooth course to glide along near the surface.In plastering, to put the finishing coat or skim-coat on.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.noun Thick matter that forms or collects on the surface of a liquor scum.noun The act of skimming also, that which is skimmed off.To become covered with a scum or film be coated over.To pass in hasty inspection or consideration, as over the surface of something observe or consider lightly or superficially. ![]() To pass lightly and smoothly over a surface hence, to glide or dart along in a smooth, even course.To cause to dart, skip, or ricochet along a surface hurl along a surface in a smooth, straight course.To pass over lightly in perusal or inspection glance over hastily or superficially.To pass lightly along or near the surface of move smoothly and lightly over glide, float, fly, or run over the surface of.To cover with a film or scum coat over.To clear rid free from obstacles or enemies.To lift from the surface of a liquid by a sliding movement, as with a puddle, a flat ladle, a spoon, or the like dip up with or as with a skimmer, as cream from milk or fat from soup hence, to clear away remove.To lift the scum from clear the surface of by removing any floating matter, by means of a spoon, a flat ladle, or the like: as, to skim soup by removing the oil or fat to skim milk by taking off the cream.noun A cultivator blade for surface work, analogous to a sweep.noun The money stolen by skimming from an account or business operation.intransitive verb To become coated with a thin layer.intransitive verb To give a quick and superficial reading, scrutiny, or consideration glance.intransitive verb To fail to declare certain income to avoid tax payment.intransitive verb To move or pass swiftly and lightly over or near a surface glide.intransitive verb To touch lightly or superficially on.intransitive verb To glance over quickly scan.intransitive verb To read or glance through (a book, for example) quickly or superficially.intransitive verb To glide or pass quickly and lightly over or along (a surface).intransitive verb To throw so as to bounce or slide.intransitive verb To coat or cover with a thin layer.intransitive verb To copy information from (a credit card) as part of a skimming fraud.intransitive verb To fail to declare part of (certain income, such as winnings) to avoid tax payment.intransitive verb To embezzle (money) by taking a small portion on each transaction.intransitive verb To remove (floating matter) from a liquid.intransitive verb To remove floating matter from (a liquid).From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. ![]()
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