SKIM OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skim off mean? 

• SKIM OFF (verb)
  The verb SKIM OFF has 2 senses:

1. remove from the surface

2. pick the best

  Familiarity information: SKIM OFF used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKIM OFF (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove from the surface

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

cream; cream off; skim; skim off

Context example:

skim cream from the surface of milk

Hypernyms (to "skim off" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pick the best

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

cream off; skim off

Hypernyms (to "skim off" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frames:

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