skim

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), from escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). See scum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skɪm/ Rhymes: -ɪm === Verb === skim (third-person singular simple present skims, present participle skimming, simple past and past participle skimmed) (intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of. To hasten along with superficial attention. To put on a finishing coat of plaster. (transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water. (intransitive) To ricochet. (transitive) To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail. Synonym: skip (through) (transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface (transitive) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface. (transitive) To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk. To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection. To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes. (intransitive) To become coated over. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === skim (not comparable) (of milk) Having lowered fat content. ==== Derived terms ==== skim milk ==== Translations ==== === Noun === skim (countable and uncountable, plural skims) A cursory reading, skipping the details. (informal) Skim milk. The act of skimming. That which is skimmed off. Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: skim (learned) === Anagrams === Kims == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch schim, from Middle Dutch schim, schem, from Old Dutch *skim, *skimo, from Proto-Germanic *skimaz, *skimô (“shine; light”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skəm/ === Noun === skim (plural skimme) A shade, a shadow, a spectre. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from English skim, from Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), from escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /s(ə)kɪm/ === Noun === skim (uncountable) skim milk: non-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed Synonym: susu busa ==== Usage notes ==== The word is part of difference between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in skim. == Malay == === Etymology === From English scheme. === Noun === skim (plural skim-skim or skim2) scheme. ==== Usage notes ==== The word is part of difference between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Indonesian usage can be seen in skim. ==== Alternative forms ==== skema (Indonesia)