rim

[ rim ]

/ rɪm /

noun

the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.

any edge, margin, or frame added to or around a central object or area.

the outer circle of a wheel, attached to the hub by spokes.

a circular strip of metal forming the connection between an automobile wheel and tire, either permanently attached to or removable from the wheel.

a drive wheel or flywheel, as on a spinning mule.

Basketball. the metal ring from which the net is suspended to form the basket.

Journalism. the outer edge of a usually U-shaped copy desk, occupied by the copyreaders. Compare slot¹(def 5b).

Metallurgy. (in an ingot) an outer layer of metal having a composition different from that of the center.

verb (used with object), rimmed, rim·ming.

to furnish with a rim, border, or margin.

(of a golf ball or putt) to roll around the edge of (a hole) but not go in.

Basketball. (of a basketball) to roll around (the rim of the basket) and not go in.

to coat or encrust the rim of (a glass): Rim each cocktail glass with salt.

Origin of rim

before 1150; Middle English; Old English -rima (in compounds); cognate with Old Norse rimi raised strip of land, ridge

SYNONYMS FOR rim

1 lip, verge. Rim, brim refer to the boundary of a circular or curved area. A rim is a line or surface bounding such an area; an edge or border: the rim of a glass. Brim usually means the inside of the rim, at the top of a hollow object (except of a hat), and is used particularly when the object contains something: The cup was filled to the brim.

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ANTONYMS FOR rim

1 center.

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OTHER WORDS FROM rim

rim·less, adjective

Words nearby rim

rilievo, rilke, rill, rillet, rillettes, rim, rim lighting, rim lock, rim man, rim-fire, rima

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He had, after all, already learned just how much trouble that could get him into—rim shot.

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Adding a rim protector aside from the 36-year-old Birdman would certainly be nice too.

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Odds are, you expected Jackson to swish all three, but first freebie dribbled off the front of the rim and suddenly, hope renewed!

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You still have to get a ball through a rim - even if a peach basket bottom no longer prevents it from dropping to the ground.

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Pour the batter over the top to the rim (reserve any extra).

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By this time the sun was low in the west, and a short time afterward it dipped under the rim of the prairie.

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She brought the ladle over the rim of the sieve and lowered it until it all but touched the middle of the web.

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The driver had used his last spare, so there was nothing to do but keep going on the rim.

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The excellent automobile road around the rim affords easy approach afoot as well as by automobile and bicycle.

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Already they could see the gleam of the Rakahanga beach with the rim of silver where the waves broke into foam.

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British Dictionary definitions for rim (1 of 2)

rim

/ (rɪm) /

noun

the raised edge of an object, esp of something more or less circular such as a cup or crater

the peripheral part of a wheel, to which the tyre is attached

basketball the hoop from which the net is suspended

verb rims, rimming or rimmed (tr)

to put a rim on (a pot, cup, wheel, etc)

slang to lick, kiss, or suck the anus of (one's sexual partner)

ball games (of a ball) to run around the edge of (a hole, basket, etc)

Word Origin for rim

Old English rima; related to Old Saxon rimi, Old Norse rimi ridge

British Dictionary definitions for rim (2 of 2)

RIM

abbreviation for

Mauritania (international car registration)

Word Origin for RIM

From République Islamique de Mauritanie

Medical definitions for rim

rim

[ rĭm ]

n.

The border, edge, or margin of an organ or a part.

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verb (used with object), rimmed, rim·ming.

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noun

verb rims, rimming or rimmed (tr)

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verb (used with object), rimmed, rim·ming.

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verb rims, rimming or rimmed (tr)

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