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noun
Something skimmed from a surface etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A motion or action that skims.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The sport of skimboarding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Ellipsis of price skimming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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noun
Ellipsis of cream skimming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
The act of fraudulently copying a magnetic stripe from a magnetic stripe card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a skimmer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: crime
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verb
present participle and gerund of skim
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of brushing against while passing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grazing, shaving
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Broader terms: touch, touching
noun
failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing
noun
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: removal, remotion
noun
reading or glancing through quickly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: skim
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Broader terms: reading
History
From skim + -ing.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
