rim

[rim] /rɪm/
noun
1.
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
2.
any edge, margin, or frame added to or around a central object or area.
3.
the outer circle of a wheel, attached to the hub by spokes.
4.
a circular strip of metal forming the connection between an automobile wheel and tire, either permanently attached to or removable from the wheel.
5.
a drive wheel or flywheel, as on a spinning mule.
6.
Basketball. the metal ring from which the net is suspended to form the basket.
7.
Journalism. the outer edge of a usually U -shaped copy desk, occupied by the copyreaders.
Compare slot (def 5).
8.
Metallurgy. (in an ingot) an outer layer of metal having a composition different from that of the center.
verb (used with object), rimmed, rimming.
9.
to furnish with a rim, border, or margin.
10.
(of a golf ball or putt) to roll around the edge of (a hole) but not go in.
11.
Basketball. (of a basketball) to roll around (the rim of the basket) and not go in.
12.
to coat or encrust the rim of (a glass):
Rim each cocktail glass with salt.
Origin
before 1150; Middle English; Old English -rima (in compounds); cognate with Old Norse rimi raised strip of land, ridge
Related forms
rimless, adjective
Synonyms
1. lip, verge. Rim, brim refer to the boundary of a circular or curved area. A rim is a line or surface bounding such an area; an edge or border: the rim of a glass. Brim usually means the inside of the rim, at the top of a hollow object (except of a hat), and is used particularly when the object contains something: The cup was filled to the brim.
Antonyms
1. center.
Examples from the web for rim
  • Players often try to put a steady backspin on the ball to deaden its impact with the rim.
  • The heads are held on with a wooden rim and, traditionally, linen ropes.
  • Its upper surface or lid, the mercy seat was surrounded with a rim of gold.
  • In contrast, rim had spent years and millions of dollars developing its invention.
British Dictionary definitions for rim

rim

/rɪm/
noun
1.
the raised edge of an object, esp of something more or less circular such as a cup or crater
2.
the peripheral part of a wheel, to which the tyre is attached
3.
(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended
verb (transitive) rims, rimming, rimmed
4.
to put a rim on (a pot, cup, wheel, etc)
5.
(slang) to lick, kiss, or suck the anus of (one's sexual partner)
6.
(ball games) (of a ball) to run around the edge of (a hole, basket, etc)
Word Origin
Old English rima; related to Old Saxon rimi, Old Norse rimi ridge

RIM

abbreviation
1.
Mauritania (international car registration)
Word Origin
From République Islamique de Mauritanie
Word Origin and History for rim
n.

Old English rima "edge, border, verge, coast," as in særima "seashore," literally "rim of the sea," and dægrima "dawn," literally "rim of the day." Related to Old Norse rime, rimi "a raised strip of land, ridge," Old Frisian rim "edge," but with no other known cognates. The snare drummer's rim shot (striking the rim and the head at once) is recorded from 1934.

v.

1794, "to fit with a rim," from rim (n.). Sexual senses from 1920s, some perhaps influenced by ream (v.). Related: Rimmed; rimming.

rim in Medicine

rim (rĭm)
n.
The border, edge, or margin of an organ or a part.

Slang definitions & phrases for rim

rim

verb

To lick or suck the anus (1959+ Homosexuals)

Related Terms

ream


Related Abbreviations for rim

RIM

Mauritania (international vehicle ID)