abschöpfen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- skim verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
Senses
abschöpfen is used for these senses in English:
- skim (transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface
skim — full definition
- verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
- verb To move or pass lightly and quickly along or just above a surface.
- verb To remove a substance floating on top of a liquid.
- verb To illegally copy card details, or steal small amounts of money from transactions, without detection.
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