Skim vs. Slim — What's the Difference?

To remove floating matter from (a liquid).

(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slender

To remove (floating matter) from a liquid.

(of something abstract, especially a chance or margin) very small

To embezzle (money) by taking a small portion on each transaction

Crafty, sly, or unscrupulous.

To fail to declare part of (certain income, such as winnings) to avoid tax payment.

Make oneself thinner, especially by dieting

To copy information from (a credit card) as part of a skimming fraud.

A course or period of slimming

To coat or cover with a thin layer

A term used in parts of Africa to refer to AIDS.

(intransitive) To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender.

(transitive) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.

Small in quantity or amount; meager

To hasten along with superficial attention.

To become or make slim.

To put on a finishing coat of plaster.

To lose or cause to lose weight, as by dieting or exercise.

(transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water.

Slender, thin.

(intransitive) To ricochet.

(of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.

(transitive) To read quickly, skipping some detail.

Designed to make the wearer appear slim.

(transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface

(of an object) Long and narrow.

(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.

(of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.

(transitive) To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk.

(of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.

To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.

Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.

To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.

Sly, crafty.

(intransitive) To become coated over.

A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.

(of milk) Having lowered fat content.

A potato farl.

A cursory reading, skipping the details.

AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.

(informal) Skim milk.

Cocaine.

The act of skimming.

(intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.

That which is skimmed off.

(transitive) To make slimmer; to reduce in size.

Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.

Worthless; bad.

To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth.

Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.

To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.

Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.

To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.

Take off weight

Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim a book or a newspaper.

Being of delicate or slender build;

To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

Small in quantity;

To hasten along with superficial attention.

To put on the finishing coat of plaster.

Contraction of Skimming and Skimmed.

A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid;

Reading or glancing through quickly

Travel on the surface of water

Move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

Examine hastily;

Cause to skip over a surface;

Coat (a liquid) with a layer

Remove from the surface;

Read superficially

Used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed;