look over it quickly to get a sense of its contents
D.scan; skim
skim and skan
SKIM: to go over a block of text quickly to get the main point; SCAN: to search quickly through a block of text for a word or few words
Skim read.
Skim
The best method for previewing text is to scan the title, headings, and subheadings to get an overview of the content. Then, read the first and last sentence of each paragraph to understand the main points. Finally, skim through key points, bullet points, and any highlighted or italicized text for important information.
Skimming is discovering the main points in a text by reading the first and last paragraphs.
Skim the gorund
A term from the author Mary Munter in her book about managerial communication. If you want to know about it, buy her book. Something with high skim value means that one can gain a large amount of information from a text by skimming it. Using bullet points, larger headings etc are ways to do this.
Skim milk lacks milk fat.
Skim milk does contain Lipids.
to skim over water means..