To earn, or embezzle, a percentage of a profit.
To separate (the best part of something from the regular part).
To extract the cream or creamy part from something.
To use a cream (cold cream) to remove something (usually makeup, from one's face).
To steal, cheat or swindle. Especially to charge an exorbitant or unfair rate.
To pull off by ripping
To copy, especially illegally.