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Definition of 'RIM' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'RIM' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'RIM' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) rim
the edge of sth circular and deep
the rim of the volcano; the cup's rim


Definition of 'RIM' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'RIM' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: an edge or border
the rim of a wheel; the rim of a cup.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: rand Arabic flag Arabic: حافَّه، إطار Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ръб
Brazilian flag Brazilian: aro Czech flag Czech: obroučka, okraj German flag German: der Rand
Danish flag Danish: kant; -kant Greek flag Greek: χείλος, άκρη Spanish flag Spanish: (rueda) llanta; borde, ca
Estonian flag Estonian: serv, raam Farsi flag Farsi: لبه Finnish flag Finnish: reuna
French flag French: jante; bord Hebrew flag Hebrew: שָׂפָה Hindi flag Hindi: किनारा, बाढ़
Croatian flag Croatian: rub, naplatak Hungarian flag Hungarian: szegély, perem Indonesian flag Indonesian: tepi
Icelandic flag Icelandic: brún, barmur Italian flag Italian: cerchione; bordo Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean: 가장자리, 테두리 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: lankas, kraštas, apvadas Latvian flag Latvian: mala; stīpa; ietvars
Malay flag Malay: tepi Dutch flag Dutch: rand Norwegian flag Norwegian: rand, kant
Polish flag Polish: obrzeże, brzeg, krawędź Persian flag Persian: لبه Pashto flag Pashto: ژی، څنډه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: borda Romanian flag Romanian: jantă; buză; ramă Russian flag Russian: обод(ок); край
Slovak flag Slovak: obruba, okraj Slovenian flag Slovenian: obroč, rob Serbian flag Serbian: ivica
Swedish flag Swedish: kant, fals, rand, fälg Thai flag Thai: ขอบ Turkish flag Turkish: kenar,çerçeve
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 邊緣 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: обідок, край Urdu flag Urdu: کنارہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: vành; mép Chinese flag Chinese: 边缘

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