"skim" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /skɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skim.wav
Rhymes: -ɪm Etymology: From Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), from escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). See scum. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|skemen|}} Middle English skemen, {{der|en|fro|escumer||to remove scum}} Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), {{der|en|frk|*skūm|t=froth, foam}} Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*skūmaz|t=foam}} Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*skew-||to cover, conceal}} Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} skim (not comparable)
  1. (of milk) Having lowered fat content. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Liquids, Milk Derived forms: skim milk Translations (having lowered fat content): обезмаслен (obezmaslen) (Bulgarian), desnatat (Catalan), afgeroomd (Dutch), kuorittu (Finnish), rasvaton (Finnish), scremato (Italian), kirīmikore (Maori), kore kirīmi (Maori), magro [Portugal] (Portuguese), desnatado [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), descremado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-skim-en-adj-sXcbC74H Disambiguation of Liquids: 17 3 1 2 13 2 2 4 2 2 2 1 1 13 11 11 2 9 1 Disambiguation of Milk: 17 2 6 1 13 1 1 3 3 4 1 1 1 13 9 11 1 9 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Walloon translations, Terms with Zazaki translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 0 1 17 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 18 9 9 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 1 1 1 9 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 20 9 9 1 12 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 2 1 1 17 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 17 8 8 1 10 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 1 1 19 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 19 9 9 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 21 3 1 1 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 9 8 1 12 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 3 1 1 11 2 2 5 2 3 1 2 1 17 8 8 1 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 3 1 1 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 3 1 2 11 2 2 4 3 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 2 12 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 28 2 1 1 10 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 16 7 7 1 16 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 3 2 2 12 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 15 7 7 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 22 3 1 1 13 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 17 8 8 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 3 1 1 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 8 7 1 13 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 3 2 2 12 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 17 7 7 1 9 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 21 3 1 1 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 20 3 1 1 11 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 2 15 8 7 2 13 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 3 1 2 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 17 8 8 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 3 2 2 11 3 3 6 2 2 2 2 2 14 7 7 3 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 21 3 1 1 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 3 1 2 10 3 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 14 8 8 3 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 21 3 1 1 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 1 12 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 3 1 2 13 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 17 8 8 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 22 3 1 2 13 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 17 8 8 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 21 3 1 2 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 3 1 2 10 3 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 15 8 8 3 12 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 21 3 1 2 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 21 3 1 2 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 25 3 1 1 11 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 7 7 1 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 21 3 1 1 12 2 2 4 3 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 3 2 2 11 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 14 7 7 1 11 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 4 1 1 11 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 16 8 8 1 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 21 3 1 2 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 2 1 1 12 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 16 8 7 1 10 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 2 1 1 13 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 9 8 1 10 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 3 1 1 11 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 19 7 7 1 12 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 25 3 1 1 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 16 8 7 1 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 21 3 1 2 12 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 8 8 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Zazaki translations: 22 3 1 2 13 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 17 8 8 1 11 1

Noun

IPA: /skɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skim.wav Forms: skims [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪm Etymology: From Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), from escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). See scum. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|skemen|}} Middle English skemen, {{der|en|fro|escumer||to remove scum}} Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), {{der|en|frk|*skūm|t=froth, foam}} Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*skūmaz|t=foam}} Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*skew-||to cover, conceal}} Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} skim (countable and uncountable, plural skims)
  1. A cursory reading, skipping the details. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-skim-en-noun-Kl~53Bnt
  2. (informal) Skim milk. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-skim-en-noun--WBW6cN8
  3. The act of skimming. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-skim-en-noun-8D8E84sW
  4. That which is skimmed off. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-skim-en-noun-1TggP1rm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 0 1 17 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 18 9 9 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 2 1 1 17 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 17 8 8 1 10 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 1 1 19 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 19 9 9 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 3 1 1 11 2 2 5 2 3 1 2 1 17 8 8 1 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 3 2 2 12 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 15 7 7 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 3 2 2 12 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 17 7 7 1 9 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 3 2 2 11 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 14 7 7 1 11 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 3 1 1 11 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 19 7 7 1 12 1
  5. Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-skim-en-noun-DS0IgXio
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: skim coat, skim-coat, skim pit

Verb

IPA: /skɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skim.wav Forms: skims [present, singular, third-person], skimming [participle, present], skimmed [participle, past], skimmed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪm Etymology: From Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), from escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). See scum. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|skemen|}} Middle English skemen, {{der|en|fro|escumer||to remove scum}} Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), {{der|en|frk|*skūm|t=froth, foam}} Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*skūmaz|t=foam}} Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*skew-||to cover, conceal}} Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} skim (third-person singular simple present skims, present participle skimming, simple past and past participle skimmed)
  1. (intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-S9fUk-IC
  2. (transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-Dw6P0LK1
  3. To hasten along with superficial attention.
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-TYB8syCs
  4. To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-VvkXjlzI
  5. (transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water. Tags: transitive Translations (throw an object so it bounces on water): rebotar (Catalan), hodit žabku [imperfective] (Czech), slå smut (Danish), ketsen (Dutch), heittää leipää (Finnish), heittää leipiä (Finnish), faire des ricochets (French), springen lassen (english: generally understood) (German), hüpfen lassen (German), flitschen (english: northern and central Germany) (German), titschen (German), flippen [Austria, Bavaria] (German), platteln (German), schiefern [Switzerland] (German), kacsázik (Hungarian), ripi (Maori), tipi (Maori), пуска́ть бли́нчики (puskátʹ blínčiki) (Russian), rebotar (Spanish), kasta macka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-Ldn8dxAU Disambiguation of 'throw an object so it bounces on water': 0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1
  6. (intransitive) To ricochet. Tags: intransitive Translations (ricochet): يَرْتَ (yarta) (Arabic), rebotar (Catalan), rikochettere (Danish), afketsen (Dutch), kimmota (Finnish), ricocher (French), abprallen (German), εξοστρακίζομαι (exostrakízomai) (Greek), visszapattan (Hungarian), rimbalzare (Italian), 飛びはねる (hibihaneru) (alt: ひびはねる) (Japanese), ripi (Maori), tipi (Maori), wami (Maori), hohoni (Maori), rikoszetować (Polish), ricochetear (Portuguese), ricoșa (Romanian), рикошети́ровать (rikošetírovatʹ) (Russian), бить рикоше́том (bitʹ rikošétom) (Russian), rebotar (Spanish), rikoschettera (Swedish), studsa (Swedish), sekmek (Turkish), lengen (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-yEleZTgK Disambiguation of 'ricochet': 2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2
  7. (transitive) To read quickly, skipping some detail. Tags: transitive Translations (read quickly, skipping some detail): прелиствам (prelistvam) (Bulgarian), llegir per sobre (Catalan), llegir en diagonal (Catalan), fullejar (Catalan), 瀏覽 (Chinese Mandarin), 浏览 (liúlǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), listovat (Czech), skimme (Danish), doorbladeren (Dutch), diagonaal lezen (Dutch), foliumi (Esperanto), lukea pintapuolisesti (Finnish), lukea hutaisten (Finnish), lukaista (Finnish), silmäillä (Finnish), feuilleter (French), lire en diagonale (French), გადაკითხვა (gadaḳitxva) (Georgian), überfliegen (German), רפרף (Hebrew), scorrere (Italian), ざっと読む (zatto yomu) (alt: ざっとよむ) (Japanese), 読み飛ばす (yomitobasu) (alt: よみとばす) (Japanese), 読み流す (yominagasu) (alt: よみながす) (Japanese), 훑어보다 (hulteoboda) (Korean), skumlese (Norwegian), skumme (Norwegian), ler superficialmente (Portuguese), ler em diagonal (Portuguese), ler na diagonal (Portuguese), a răsfoi (Romanian), бе́гло прочи́тывать (béglo pročítyvatʹ) (Russian), проли́стывать (prolístyvatʹ) (Russian), листа́ть (listátʹ) (Russian), hojear (Spanish), leer por encima (Spanish), trashojar (Spanish), ojear (Spanish), skumma (Swedish), ögna igenom (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-14tH-cFQ Disambiguation of 'read quickly, skipping some detail': 1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0
  8. (transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface Tags: transitive Translations (remove cream): обирам каймака (obiram kajmaka) (Bulgarian), desnatar (Catalan), afromen (Dutch), kuoria (Finnish), kaapia (Finnish), écrémer (French), estonar (Galician), scremare (Italian), spannare (Italian), êcrémer (Norman), снима́ть (snimátʹ) (alt: сли́вки) (Russian), desnatar (Spanish), skumma (Swedish), scramer (Walloon) Translations (scrape off; remove (something) from a surface): изгребвам (izgrebvam) (Bulgarian), decapar (Catalan), escumar (Catalan), afschrapen (Dutch), afromen (Dutch), kuoria (Finnish), raspar (Galician), abschöpfen (German), abstreichen (German), schiumare (Italian), sgrassare (Italian), desnatar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-zNGVwfGe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 0 1 17 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 18 9 9 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 1 1 1 9 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 20 9 9 1 12 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 2 1 1 17 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 17 8 8 1 10 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 1 1 19 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 19 9 9 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 3 1 1 11 2 2 5 2 3 1 2 1 17 8 8 1 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 3 2 2 12 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 15 7 7 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 3 2 2 12 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 17 7 7 1 9 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 3 2 2 11 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 14 7 7 1 11 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 3 1 1 11 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 19 7 7 1 12 1 Disambiguation of 'remove cream': 2 3 4 6 1 3 2 57 3 11 3 3 2 Disambiguation of 'scrape off; remove (something) from a surface': 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 61 8 8 2 9 1
  9. (transitive) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-h~zAdkej
  10. (transitive) To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-cHsEbBE2
  11. To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-M5PPauAb
  12. To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-AYrm78gY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 0 1 17 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 1 18 9 9 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 1 1 1 9 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 20 9 9 1 12 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 1 1 19 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 19 9 9 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 3 1 1 11 2 2 5 2 3 1 2 1 17 8 8 1 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 3 2 2 12 2 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 15 7 7 1 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 3 2 2 11 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 14 7 7 1 11 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 23 3 1 1 11 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 19 7 7 1 12 1
  13. (intransitive) To become coated over. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-skim-en-verb-F95hsYGn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cream-skim, skim-read, semi-skimmed, skimmed milk, skimmer, skim off, skim over, skim through Translations (to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean): нося се над (nosja se nad) (Bulgarian), lliscar (Catalan), dépasser doucement (French), effleurer (French), frôler (French), raser (French), scinn (Irish), sfiorare (Italian), rasentare (Italian), lambire (Italian), riripi (Maori), sobrevolar rozando (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean': 35 31 10 2 0 2 2 4 4 3 2 3 1

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cream-skim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skim-read"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "semi-skimmed"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skimmed milk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skimmer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skim off"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skim over"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skim through"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "3": "skemen",
        "4": ""
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "escumer",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to remove scum"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French escumer (“to remove scum”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*skūm",
        "t": "froth, foam"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*skūmaz",
        "t": "foam"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*skew-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to cover, conceal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English skemen, skymen, variants of scumen, from Old French escumer (“to remove scum”), from escume (“froth, foam”), from Frankish *skūm (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- (“to cover, conceal”). See scum.",
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    {
      "form": "skims",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skimming",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skimmed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skimmed",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, / Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface."
      ],
      "id": "en-skim-en-verb-S9fUk-IC",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1817, William Hazlitt, The Round Table:",
          "text": "Homer describes Mercury as flinging himself from the top of Olympus, and skimming the surface of the ocean.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of."
      ],
      "id": "en-skim-en-verb-Dw6P0LK1",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "They skim over a science in a very night superficial survey.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To hasten along with superficial attention."
      ],
      "id": "en-skim-en-verb-TYB8syCs"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To put on a finishing coat of plaster."
      ],
      "id": "en-skim-en-verb-VvkXjlzI",
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        [
          "plaster",
          "plaster"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "skimming stones",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To throw an object so it bounces on water."
      ],
      "id": "en-skim-en-verb-Ldn8dxAU",
      "links": [
        [
          "throw",
          "throw"
        ],
        [
          "bounce",
          "bounce"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "rebotar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "hodit žabku"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "slå smut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "ketsen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "heittää leipää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "heittää leipiä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "faire des ricochets"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "english": "generally understood",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "springen lassen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "hüpfen lassen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "flitschen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "titschen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "tags": [
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            "Bavaria"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "platteln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "schiefern"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "kacsázik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "ripi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "tipi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "puskátʹ blínčiki",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "пуска́ть бли́нчики"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "rebotar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 3 88 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
          "word": "kasta macka"
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          "code": "ar",
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          "roman": "yarta",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "يَرْتَ"
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          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "rebotar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "rikochettere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "afketsen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "kimmota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "ricocher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "abprallen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "εξοστρακίζομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "visszapattan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "rimbalzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "alt": "ひびはねる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hibihaneru",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "飛びはねる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "ripi"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "tipi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "wami"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "hohoni"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "rikoszetować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "ricochetear"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "ricoșa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rikošetírovatʹ",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "рикошети́ровать"
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          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
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          "word": "rebotar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "rikoschettera"
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          "_dis1": "2 2 3 3 1 75 3 4 1 1 1 2 2",
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          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "studsa"
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        {
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "sekmek"
        },
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          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "ricochet",
          "word": "lengen"
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          "text": "I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.",
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        }
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        "To read quickly, skipping some detail."
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        "(transitive) To read quickly, skipping some detail."
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "prelistvam",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "прелиствам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "llegir per sobre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "llegir en diagonal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "fullejar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "瀏覽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "liúlǎn",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "浏览"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "listovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "skimme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "doorbladeren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "diagonaal lezen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "foliumi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "lukea pintapuolisesti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "lukea hutaisten"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "lukaista"
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "silmäillä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "feuilleter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "lire en diagonale"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gadaḳitxva",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "გადაკითხვა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "überfliegen"
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        {
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "רפרף"
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        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "scorrere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "alt": "ざっとよむ",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "zatto yomu",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "ざっと読む"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "読み飛ばす"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "yominagasu",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "読み流す"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hulteoboda",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "훑어보다"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "no",
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          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "skumlese"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "skumme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "ler superficialmente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "ler em diagonal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "ler na diagonal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "a răsfoi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "béglo pročítyvatʹ",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "бе́гло прочи́тывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prolístyvatʹ",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "проли́стывать"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "listátʹ",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "листа́ть"
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        {
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          "word": "hojear"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "leer por encima"
        },
        {
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          "word": "trashojar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 1 0 1 86 1 0 1 1 2 0",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
          "word": "ojear"
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "code": "sv",
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          "code": "bg",
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          "word": "decapar"
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          "text": "This potential is further increased by the ease of passing on the costs of corruption and racketeering to consumers; a skim of only one percent of a construction project can amount to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.",
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
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    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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        "To ricochet."
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        "(transitive) To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk."
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          "ref": "2006, Herbert Snyder, Small Change, Big Problems, page 48:",
          "text": "Obviously, the longer cash sits around before being recorded, the more likely it is that a skimming fraud will occur.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Tracy L. Coenen, Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide, page 109:",
          "text": "[…] take this money without entering anything into the record-keeping system, thereby accomplishing a theft by skimming.",
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        }
      ],
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      ]
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        "To become coated over."
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      "ipa": "/skɪm/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɪm"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nosja se nad",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "нося се над"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "lliscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "dépasser doucement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "effleurer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "frôler"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "raser"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "scinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "sfiorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "rasentare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "lambire"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "riripi"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to glide along near the surface as a seabird across the ocean",
      "word": "sobrevolar rozando"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "rebotar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "hodit žabku"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "slå smut"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "ketsen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "heittää leipää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "heittää leipiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "faire des ricochets"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "generally understood",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "springen lassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "hüpfen lassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "northern and central Germany",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "flitschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "titschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Bavaria"
      ],
      "word": "flippen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "platteln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "tags": [
        "Switzerland"
      ],
      "word": "schiefern"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "kacsázik"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "ripi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "tipi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puskátʹ blínčiki",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "пуска́ть бли́нчики"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "rebotar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "throw an object so it bounces on water",
      "word": "kasta macka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yarta",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "يَرْتَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "rebotar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "rikochettere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "afketsen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "kimmota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "ricocher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "abprallen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exostrakízomai",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "εξοστρακίζομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "visszapattan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "rimbalzare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひびはねる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hibihaneru",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "飛びはねる"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "ripi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "tipi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "wami"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "hohoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "rikoszetować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "ricochetear"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "ricoșa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rikošetírovatʹ",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "рикошети́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bitʹ rikošétom",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "бить рикоше́том"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "rebotar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "rikoschettera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "studsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "sekmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "ricochet",
      "word": "lengen"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prelistvam",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "прелиствам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "llegir per sobre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "llegir en diagonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "fullejar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "瀏覽"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liúlǎn",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "浏览"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "listovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "skimme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "doorbladeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "diagonaal lezen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "foliumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "lukea pintapuolisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "lukea hutaisten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "lukaista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "silmäillä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "feuilleter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "lire en diagonale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gadaḳitxva",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "გადაკითხვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "überfliegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "רפרף"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "scorrere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ざっとよむ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zatto yomu",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "ざっと読む"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よみとばす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yomitobasu",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "読み飛ばす"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よみながす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yominagasu",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "読み流す"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hulteoboda",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "훑어보다"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "skumlese"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "skumme"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "ler superficialmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "ler em diagonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "ler na diagonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "a răsfoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "béglo pročítyvatʹ",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "бе́гло прочи́тывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prolístyvatʹ",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "проли́стывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "listátʹ",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "листа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "hojear"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "leer por encima"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "trashojar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "ojear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "skumma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "read quickly, skipping some detail",
      "word": "ögna igenom"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izgrebvam",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "изгребвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "decapar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "escumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "afschrapen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "afromen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "kuoria"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "raspar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "abschöpfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "abstreichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "schiumare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "sgrassare"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "scrape off; remove (something) from a surface",
      "word": "desnatar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obiram kajmaka",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "обирам каймака"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "desnatar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "afromen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "kuoria"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "kaapia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "écrémer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "estonar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "scremare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "spannare"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "êcrémer"
    },
    {
      "alt": "сли́вки",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "snimátʹ",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "снима́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "desnatar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "skumma"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "remove cream",
      "word": "scramer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "skim"
}

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    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
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        "4": "",
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        "Having lowered fat content."
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        "(of milk) Having lowered fat content."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obezmaslen",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "word": "обезмаслен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "word": "desnatat"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "word": "afgeroomd"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "word": "kuorittu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "word": "rasvaton"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "word": "scremato"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "word": "kirīmikore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "word": "kore kirīmi"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ],
      "word": "magro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desnatado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having lowered fat content",
      "word": "descremado"
    }
  ],
  "word": "skim"
}

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          "ref": "2012, John Friend, Allen Hickling, Planning Under Pressure, page xxii:",
          "text": "For a first quick appreciation of the approach, we recommend a fast reading of Chapter 1, then a skim through the figures of the next two chapters — glancing at the definitions of key concepts that appear below the figures in Chapters 2 and 3.",
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        "A cursory reading, skipping the details."
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "2010, Gary G. Kindley, Growing Older Without Fear: The Nine Qualities of Successful Aging:",
          "text": "Two percent milk has only a fraction less fat than whole milk, so unless you are feeding a child or someone whose diet requires whole milk, skim is best.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Skim milk."
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        [
          "Skim milk",
          "skim milk"
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        "(informal) Skim milk."
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        "countable",
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        "uncountable"
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    },
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1969, Newsweek, volume 74, page 75:",
          "text": "Then you could jump 150 years and enjoy a skim across the Solent in Britain's remarkable Hovercraft.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of skimming."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "That which is skimmed off."
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        "countable",
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        {
          "ref": "1976, Paul Schrader, Taxi Driver, spoken by Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro):",
          "text": "It's a hustle, but it keeps me busy. I can take in three to three-fifty a week, more with skims.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1989, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at Federally Funded Wastewater Treatment Construction Projects, volume 4:",
          "text": "This potential is further increased by the ease of passing on the costs of corruption and racketeering to consumers; a skim of only one percent of a construction project can amount to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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