[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.
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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.
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2. The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Arch rim (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the
palate.
Rim-fire cartridge. (Mil.) See under Cartridge.
Rim lock. See under Lock.
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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"