Scum



noun
1.
(a thin layer of impurities which forms on the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people, vile person or thing, riffraff) ពពុះមាត់សត្វ, remove the scum ពពុះ
2.
មនុស្សថោកទាប
verbpast tense: scummed ; past participle: scummed ; present participle: scumming ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (To take scum off; to skim; to form scum) ដួសយកពពុះចេញ
Example: A green scum often forms on still ponds, the scum of the earth.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
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.
verbpast tense: scummed ; past participle: scummed ; present participle: scumming ;
1.
Refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To sweep or range over the surface of.
4.
(INTRANSITIVE) To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively.