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overskim

overskim verb: to skim excessively; to remove too much material from, by skimming.

Verb

overskim (third-person singular simple present overskims, present participle overskimming, simple past and past participle overskimmed)

  1. (transitive) To skim excessively; to remove too much material from, by skimming.
    • Remember that it is impossible to overskim a tank.2002, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium, volume 25, numbers 1-4, page 10

Forms of overskim

third-person singular presentoverskims
present participleoverskimming
past participleoverskimmed
pastoverskimmed

Origin of overskim

From over- + skim.

Questions about overskim

What does overskim mean?
Overskim means to skim excessively; to remove too much material from, by skimming.
What part of speech is overskim?
Overskim is a verb.
What is the past tense of overskim?
The past tense of overskim is overskimmed.

Words near overskim in the dictionary

  1. overskates
  2. overskating
  3. overskeptical
  4. overskepticism
  5. overskies
  6. overskim
  7. overskimmed
  8. overskimming
  9. overskims
  10. overskip
  11. overskipped

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