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Definitions for Rim

[1] the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
[2] any edge, margin, or frame added to or around a central object or area.
[3] the outer circle of a wheel, attached to the hub by spokes.
[4] a circular strip of metal forming the connection between an automobile wheel and tire, either permanently attached to or removable from the wheel.
[5] a drive wheel or flywheel, as on a spinning mule.
[6] Basketball . the metal ring from which the net is suspended to form the basket.
[7] Journalism . the outer edge of a usually U -shaped copy desk, occupied by the copyreaders. Compare slot1(def 5b) .
[8] Metallurgy . (in an ingot) an outer layer of metal having a composition different from that of the center.
[9] to furnish with a rim, border, or margin.
[10] (of a golf ball or putt) to roll around the edge of (a hole) but not go in.
[11] Basketball . (of a basketball) to roll around (the rim of the basket) and not go in.
[12] to coat or encrust the rim of (a glass): Rim each cocktail glass with salt.
[13] the raised edge of an object, esp of something more or less circular such as a cup or crater
[14] the peripheral part of a wheel, to which the tyre is attached
[15] basketball the hoop from which the net is suspended
[16] to put a rim on (a pot, cup, wheel, etc)
[17] slang to lick, kiss, or suck the anus of (one's sexual partner)
[18] ball games (of a ball) to run around the edge of (a hole, basket, etc)
[19] Mauritania (international car registration)

Words related to Rim

perimeter, fringe, lip, periphery, ledge, circumference, terminus, end, verge, skirt, top, hem, brink, band, curb, brim, strip, limit, line, confine

Words nearby Rim

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

Origin of Rim

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

Other words from Rim

rim·less , adjective

Word origin for Rim

From République Islamique de Mauritanie

Synonyms for Rim

fringe, ledge, lip, perimeter, periphery, band, brim, brink, brow, circumference, confine, curb, end, hem, limit, line, margin, outline, ring, skirt, strip, terminus, top, verge