meaning of scum

1. The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross.
2.
refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.
3.
To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.
4.
To sweep or range over the surface of.
5.
To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively.
6.
a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid


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