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RIM
brim, rim, lip
(noun) the top edge of a vessel or other container
flange, rim
(noun) a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
rim
(noun) the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
rim
(noun) (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; “the ball hit the rim and bounced off”
rim
(noun) the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
rim
(verb) roll around the rim of; “the ball rimmed the basket”
rim
(verb) furnish with a rim; “rim a hat”
rim
(verb) run around the rim of; “Sugar rimmed the dessert plate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
rim (plural rims)
An edge around something, especially when circular.
(automotive, cycling) A wheelrim.
(journalism) A semicircular copydesk.
Verb
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed) (transitive)
To form a rim on.
(transitive) To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
(transitive or intransitive, of a ball) To roll around a rim.
Etymology 2
Noun
rim (plural rims)
(UK dialectal) A membrane.
(UK dialectal or obsolete) The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
Etymology 3
Verb
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed)
(slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.
Anagrams
• IRM, MIR, MRI, Mir, RMI, miR, mir
Source: Wiktionary
Rim, n. Etym: [As. rima, reoma, edge; cf. W. rhim, rhimp, a rim, edge, boundary, termination, Armor, rim. Cf. Rind.]
1. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.
2. The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] Shak. Arch rim (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the palate.
– Rim-fire cartridge. (Mil.) See under Cartridge.
– Rim lock. See under Lock.
Rim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rimming.]
Definition: To furnish with a rim; to border.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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