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skimming |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb skim 1 of 7 senses of skim Sense 1 plane, skim => aquaplane => aquaplane Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb skim 1 of 7 senses of skim Sense 1 plane, skim => aquaplane => aquaplane Entailment of verb skim Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb skim 7 senses of skim Sense 1 plane, skim => glide Sense 2 skim over skim => touch Sense 3 scan, skim, rake, glance over run down => examine, see Sense 4 skim, skip, skitter => throw Sense 5 skim => coat, surface Sense 6 skim, skim off cream off cream => remove, take take away withdraw Also See-> skim off#2 Sense 7 skim, skim over => read Familiarity of verb skim skim used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb skim Sense 1 plane, skim => glide -------------- Sense 2 skim over skim => touch -------------- Sense 3 scan, skim, rake, glance over run down => examine, see -------------- Sense 4 skim, skip, skitter => throw -------------- Sense 5 skim => coat, surface -------------- Sense 6 skim, skim off cream off cream => remove, take take away withdraw -------------- Sense 7 skim, skim over => read -------------- Grep of noun skimming skimming Overview of noun skimming The noun skimming has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) skimming -- (the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid) 2. skim, skimming -- (reading or glancing through quickly) 3. skimming -- (failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it) 4. grazing, shaving, skimming -- (the act of brushing against while passing) Overview of verb skim The verb skim has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) plane, skim -- (travel on the surface of water) 2. (1) skim over skim -- (move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of) 3. scan, skim, rake, glance over run down -- (examine hastily) 4. skim, skip, skitter -- (cause to skip over a surface: "Skip a stone across the pond") 5. skim -- (coat with a layer; of liquids) 6. skim, skim off cream off cream -- (remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk") 7. skim, skim over -- (read superficially) Overview of noun skimming The noun skimming has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) skimming -- (the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid) 2. skim, skimming -- (reading or glancing through quickly) 3. skimming -- (failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it) 4. grazing, shaving, skimming -- (the act of brushing against while passing) Overview of verb skim The verb skim has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) plane, skim -- (travel on the surface of water) 2. (1) skim over skim -- (move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of) 3. scan, skim, rake, glance over run down -- (examine hastily) 4. skim, skip, skitter -- (cause to skip over a surface: "Skip a stone across the pond") 5. skim -- (coat with a layer; of liquids) 6. skim, skim off cream off cream -- (remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk") 7. skim, skim over -- (read superficially)
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