cream off (English, verb)
expansion: cream off (third-person singular simple present creams off, present participle creaming off, simple past and past participle creamed off)
Senses:
glosses: To extract the cream or creamy part from something.
glosses: To separate (the best part of something from the regular part).
glosses: To use a cream (cold cream) to remove something (usually makeup, from one's face).
glosses: To earn, or embezzle, a percentage of a profit.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: creams off
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: creaming off
tags: participle
present
form: creamed off
tags: participle
past
form: creamed off
tags: past