Verb (1-dan, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to steal; to rob; to snatch; to pocket; to plunder
彼は会社の金をかすめていた。He had been skimming money from the company.
2. to deceive; to trick; to cheat
3. to graze (in passing); to skim; to brush against; to touch lightly
体をかすめるだけでもかなりのダメージを受ける。Even just grazing the body causes considerable damage.
4. to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.); to flit (through one's mind, across one's face)
その疑問は当然のように頭をかすめた。That question naturally flitted through my mind.
5. to do (something) while no one is looking
often as 目をかすめて
6. to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate