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Rim

Rim Meaning & Definition
Rim Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rim?

[n] the top edge of a vessel
[n] a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
[n] the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
[n] (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
[n] the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
[v] run around the rim of

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rim: brim | flange | lip

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rim:

See Also | beard | bound | boundary | edge | edge | felloe | felly | hoop | line | projection | ring | round shape | run along | vessel | wheel

Rim In Webster's Dictionary

\Rim\, n. [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}.] To furnish with a rim; to border.

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