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CREAM OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
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
Sense 2
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
