skim

  • 71skim — v 1. cream, despumate; take up, remove, take off, scoop off or up. 2. glide, move over lightly, fly, skate, slide, coast. 3. brush, touch, scrape, graze, shave. 4. skip, throw, bounce, ricochet. 5. scan, glance at, read quickly, flip through the… …

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  • 72skim — / skɪmɪŋ/ verb to fix a high price on a new product in order to achieve high short term profits. The high price reflects the customer’s appreciation of the added value of the new product, and will be reduced in due course as the product becomes… …

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  • 73əskimək — bax əsgiləşmək. Ən yaxşı sözləri seçərək bir bir; Bunlar əskimişdir, – deyə uduxur. S. V …

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  • 74skim — see SCUM …

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  • 75skim the surface — {v. phr.} To do something very superficially. * /He seems knowledgeable in many different areas but his familiarity is very superficial, since he only skims the surface of everything he touches./ …

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  • 76skim the surface — {v. phr.} To do something very superficially. * /He seems knowledgeable in many different areas but his familiarity is very superficial, since he only skims the surface of everything he touches./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 77skim sweeping — In naval mine warfare, the technique of wire sweeping to a fixed depth over deep laid moored mines to cut any shallow enough to endanger surface shipping …

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  • 78skim milk — noun Date: 1596 milk from which the cream has been taken called also skimmed milk …

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  • 79skim milk — milk from which the cream has been skimmed. Also called skimmed milk. [1590 1600] * * * …

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  • 80skim\ the\ surface — v. phr. To do something very superficially. He seems knowledgeable in many different areas but his familiarity is very superficial, since he only skims the surface of everything he touches …

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