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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object;

2. (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended;
- Example: "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"

3. the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached;

4. a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object;
[syn: flange, rim]

5. the top edge of a vessel or other container;
[syn: brim, rim, lip]


VERB (3)

1. run around the rim of;
- Example: "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"

2. furnish with a rim;
- Example: "rim a hat"

3. roll around the rim of;
- Example: "the ball rimmed the basket"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rim \Rim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rimming.] To furnish with a rim; to border. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rim \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. [1913 Webster] 2. The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Arch rim (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the palate. Rim-fire cartridge. (Mil.) See under Cartridge. Rim lock. See under Lock. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rim n 1: the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object 2: (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off" 3: the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached 4: a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [syn: flange, rim] 5: the top edge of a vessel or other container [syn: brim, rim, lip] v 1: run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate" 2: furnish with a rim; "rim a hat" 3: roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"