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1. (n.) rim
the outer, often circular edge or border of something.
2. rim
the outer circle of a wheel, attached to the hub by spokes.
3. rim
a circular strip of metal forming the connection between an automobile wheel and tire.
4. rim
a drive wheel or flywheel, as on a spinning mule.
5. (v.t.) rim
to furnish with a rim.
6. rim
to roll around the edge of but not go in:
a basketball rimming the basket.
Etymology: (bef. 1150; OE -rima (in compounds); c. ON rimi raised strip of land)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) rim
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
2. (noun) rim
(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended
"the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
3. (noun) rim
the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
4. (noun) flange, rim
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
5. (verb) brim, rim, lip
the top edge of a vessel or other container
6. (verb) rim
run around the rim of
"Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"
7. (verb) rim
furnish with a rim
"rim a hat"
8. (verb) rim
roll around the rim of
"the ball rimmed the basket"
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1. (noun) rim
the edge of sth circular and deep
the rim of the volcano; the cup's rim
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) RIM
the border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin
2. (noun) RIM
the lower part of the abdomen
3. (verb) RIM
to furnish with a rim; to border
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Sense: an edge or border
the rim of a wheel; the rim of a cup.
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 Afrikaans: rand |
 Arabic: حافَّه، إطار |
 Bulgarian: ръб |
 Brazilian: aro |
 Czech: obroučka, okraj |
 German: der Rand |
 Danish: kant; -kant |
 Greek: χείλος, άκρη |
 Spanish: (rueda) llanta; borde, ca |
 Estonian: serv, raam |
 Farsi: لبه |
 Finnish: reuna |
 French: jante; bord |
 Hebrew: שָׂפָה |
 Hindi: किनारा, बाढ़ |
 Croatian: rub, naplatak |
 Hungarian: szegély, perem |
 Indonesian: tepi |
 Icelandic: brún, barmur |
 Italian: cerchione; bordo |
 Japanese: 縁 |
 Korean: 가장자리, 테두리 |
 Lithuanian: lankas, kraštas, apvadas |
 Latvian: mala; stīpa; ietvars |
 Malay: tepi |
 Dutch: rand |
 Norwegian: rand, kant |
 Polish: obrzeże, brzeg, krawędź |
 Persian: لبه |
 Pashto: ژی، څنډه |
 Portuguese: borda |
 Romanian: jantă; buză; ramă |
 Russian: обод(ок); край |
 Slovak: obruba, okraj |
 Slovenian: obroč, rob |
 Serbian: ivica |
 Swedish: kant, fals, rand, fälg |
 Thai: ขอบ |
 Turkish: kenar,çerçeve |
 Taiwanese: 邊緣 |
 Ukrainian: обідок, край |
 Urdu: کنارہ |
 Vietnamese: vành; mép |
 Chinese: 边缘 |
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