skim

1. A cursory reading, skipping the details.
2. Skim milk.
3. The act of skimming.
4. That which is skimmed off.
5. Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.

1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
2. To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
3. To hasten along with superficial attention.
4. To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
5. To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)
6. To ricochet
7. To read quickly, skipping some detail

   I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.

8. To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
9. To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.

   to skim milk; to skim broth

10. To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk

    to skim cream

11. To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
12. To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
13. To become coated over.

adjective

(of milk) Having lowered fat content.