skim off

ski·moff

uncommon

verb

1.

remove from the surface

“skim cream from the surface of milk”

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2.

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See also

cream off

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Grammar

Verb: transitive

verb
infinitive	skim off
3rd person	skim ofves
past	skim offed
present participle	skim offing
past participle	skim offed

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Nearby words

skimp skimpily skimpy skimp over skim milk skim over skin skin-deep skin-dive skin-diver

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