skim (Verb) — Travel on the surface of water.
skim (Verb) — Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of.
skim (Verb) — Examine hastily. ex. "She skimmed the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
skim (Verb) — Cause to move quickly over a surface with small jumps. ex. "skim a stone across the pond"
skim (Verb) — Coat (a liquid) with a layer.
skim (Verb) — Remove from the surface. ex. "skim cream from the surface of milk" ex. "skim off cream from the surface of milk"
skim (Verb) — Read superficially.
skim (Adjective) — Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed. ex. "yogurt made with skim milk"
skim (Noun) — A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid. ex. "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"
skim (Noun) — Reading or glancing through quickly.