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skim
A	noun
	1	skim, skimming
			reading or glancing through quickly
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚higher cognitive process ╚linguistic process; language ╚reading ╚skim, skimming
	2	skim
			a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚natural object ╚covering; natural covering; cover ╚skim
B	verb
	1	skim, skim over
			read superficially
		Category Tree: understand ╚interpret; construe; see ╚read ╚skim, skim over
	2	skim over, skim
			move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
		Category Tree: touch ╚skim over, skim
	3	skim, skim off, cream off, cream
			remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"
		Category Tree: remove; take; take away; withdraw ╚skim, skim off, cream off, cream
	4	skim
			coat (a liquid) with a layer
		Category Tree: cover ╚coat; surface ╚skim
	5	skim, skip, skitter
			cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚propel; impel ╚throw ╚skim, skip, skitter
	6	plane, skim
			travel on the surface of water
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚glide ╚plane, skim ╚aquaplane ╚aquaplane
	7	scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down
			examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
		Category Tree: examine; see ╚scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down
C	adjective
	1	skim, skimmed
			used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"

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