CREAM OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Pick the best

Synonyms:

cream off; skim off

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "cream off" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Remove from the surface

Example:

skim cream from the surface of milk

Synonyms:

cream; cream off; skim; skim off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "cream off" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something