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

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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

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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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