Difference between Skim Off and Skim

SKIM OFF vs SKIM: NOUN

Reading or glancing through quickly
The act of skimming.
Something that has been skimmed.
A thin layer or film.
The money stolen by skimming from an account or business operation.
The act of skimming; also, that which is skimmed off.
Thick matter that forms or collects on the surface of a liquor; scum.
A cultivator blade for surface work, analogous to a sweep. See scalp, 7, and sweep, 12 .
A thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

To coat or cover with a thin layer.
To glide or pass quickly and lightly over or along (a surface). : brush.
To read or glance through (a book, for example) quickly or superficially.
To glance over quickly; scan.
To touch lightly or superficially on.
To become coated with a thin layer.
To give a quick and superficial reading, scrutiny, or consideration; glance.
To move or pass swiftly and lightly over or near a surface; glide.
To throw so as to bounce or slide.
To copy information from (a credit card) as part of a skimming fraud.
To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
To hasten along with superficial attention.
To put on the finishing coat of plaster.
To fail to declare part of (certain income, such as winnings) to avoid tax payment.
To embezzle (money) by taking a small portion on each transaction.
To remove floating matter from (a liquid).
To fail to declare certain income to avoid tax payment.

To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface
To take off by skimming.
To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts.

To pass lightly and smoothly over a surface; hence, to glide or dart along in a smooth, even course.
To pass in hasty inspection or consideration, as over the surface of something; observe or consider lightly or superficially.
To become covered with a scum or film; be coated over.
To pass over lightly in perusal or inspection; glance over hastily or superficially.
To pass lightly along or near the surface of; move smoothly and lightly over; glide, float, fly, or run over the surface of.
To cover with a film or scum; coat over.
To mow.
To cause to dart, skip, or ricochet along a surface; hurl along a surface in a smooth, straight course.
To lift from the surface of a liquid by a sliding movement, as with a puddle, a flat ladle, a spoon, or the like; dip up with or as with a skimmer, as cream from milk or fat from soup; hence, to clear away; remove.
To lift the scum from; clear the surface of by removing any floating matter, by means of a spoon, a flat ladle, or the like: as, to skim soup by removing the oil or fat; to skim milk by taking off the cream.
In plastering, to put the finishing coat or skim-coat on.
To clear; rid; free from obstacles or enemies.

Clear away, Inseparate, Dirempt, Flotant, Water wing, Dahabeah, Tritorium, Separate, Natantly, Flotage, Float, Natant, Cream off, Cream, Skim

Coulter, Run down, Skim over, Skim off, Cream off, Fat free, Glance over, Plane, Fatless, Scan, Skip, Nonfat, Cream, Skitter, Rake

Clear away, Inseparate, Dirempt, Flotant, Water wing, Dahabeah, Tritorium, Separate, Natantly, Flotage, Float, Natant, Cream off, Cream, Skim

Skimmer, Glide, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Run down, Skim off, Glance over, Fat free, Cream off, Plane, Fatless, Scan, Skip, Nonfat, Cream

Skim off the dead ants, and set the saucer in any other place where these insects have appeared.
Take a spoon and skim off as much of the foam on top as you can.
Skim off any fat from the surface of the liquid.
Cool the broth and skim off the fat.
Skim off and remove fat from cooking liquid with a small ladle or spoon.
Skim off any brown foam that rises to the top.
Skim off any surface fat from cooking liquid in pot.
How much do they skim off to stay relevant.
Skim off any fat from top of the broth.
When they are cooked pour off the sauce, skim off the grease and reduce it.

Skim it now and learn the major players.
Readers like to skim, especially on the web.
Most people just skim through articles these days.
Prospective employers skim through resumes just that fast.
TPP, such as skim milk powder and butter.
Free Skim Milk comes out, ready for bottling!
Wingand Skim are also members of Jinjo crew.
He encouraged his mom to purchase skim milk.
Of skim milk and one cup of special K, one cup of skim and!
Open and skim read the whole text first and then skim each of the five sections it contains below.