Definition of: skim

(skim) v. skimmed, skim·ming v.t.
1. To remove floating matter from the surface of, as with a ladle: to skim milk.
2. To remove thus: to skim cream.
3. To cover with a thin film, as of ice.
4. To move lightly and quickly across or over.
5. To cause to pass swiftly and lightly, as a coin across a pond.
6. To read or glance over hastily or superficially.
—v.i.
7. To move quickly and lightly across or near a surface; glide.
8. To make a hasty and superficial perusal; glance: with over or through.
9. To become covered with a thin film.
—noun
1. The act of skimming.
2. That which is skimmed off; scum.
3. Something from which floating matter has been removed, as skim milk.
4. A thin scum of ice.
—adjective Skimmed: skim milk. [Var. of SCUM]