The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SKIM , but the solution may also be TRIM which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SKIM | 50 % | 4 |
| MOW | 33 % | 3 |
| TRIM | 17 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Take some off the top
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- skim
- skim off
- skimmed
- skimming
- shave
- scud
- stoop
- pounce
- pounced
- swooping
- bob
- skip
Crossword Answer definitions
SKIM noun- A cursory reading, skipping the details.
- Skim milk.
- The act of skimming.
- That which is skimmed off.
- Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
- To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
- To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
- To hasten along with superficial attention.
- To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
- To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)
- To ricochet
- To read quickly, skipping some detail
- To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
- To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
- To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk
- To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
- To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
- To become coated over.
- (of milk) Having lowered fat content.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SKIM
- Thumb through
- Milk for dieters
- Look over
- It's less rich than the 1%
- 2% alternative
- Flip through the pages
- Cursory read
- De-cream
- Embezzle
- 12 Down option
More clues leading to the result MOW
- Cut grass
- Ride a Deere
- Summer chore
- Decimate, with "down"
- Do a chore in the suburbs
- Do the lawn
- Create an 85 Across
- Cut (down)
- Do some groundskeeping
- Do some landscaping