Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb skim_over
2 senses of skim over
Sense 1
skim, skim over -- (read superficially)
=> read -- (interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?")
Sense 2
skim over, skim -- (move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of)
=> touch -- (make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband")