skim in WordNet English dictionary

1. remove from the surface
   "skim cream from the surface of milk"
   skim  skim off  cream off  cream 
   
2. examine hastily
   "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
   scan  skim  rake  glance over  run down 
   
3. travel on the surface of water
   plane  skim 
   
4. read superficially
   skim  skim over 
   
5. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
   skim over  skim 
   
6. cause to skip over a surface
   "Skip a stone across the pond"
   skim  skip  skitter 
   
7. coat (a liquid) with a layer
   skim 
   

1. reading or glancing through quickly
   skim  skimming 
   
2. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
   "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
   skim 
   

1. 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"
   skim  skimmed