skim

skim
verb skimmed, skimming
1 (T) 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 (I, T) 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 (T) 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 skip 1 (8)
5 (T) 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 phrasal verb (T) 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. 2004.

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