Skim, v. i. 1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain,
Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main. Pope.
2. To hasten along with superficial attention.
They skim over a science in a very superficial survey. I. Watts.
3. To put on the finishing coat of plaster.