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Main Entry: 1skim
Pronunciation: skim
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): skimmed; skim·ming 1 a: to clear a liquid of scum or floating substance : remove (as film or scum) from the surface of a liquid b: to remove cream from by skimming 2: to glance through (as a book) for the chief ideas or the plot 3: to throw so as to bounce along the surface of water 4: to pass swiftly or lightly over : glide or skip along, above, or near a surface