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ALL meanings of rim

rim
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  • noun rim edge 1
  • noun rim spectacle frame 1
  • noun rim toilet bowl: inside top part 1
  • transitive verb rim form an edge 1
  • transitive verb rim roll around edge of: a goal 1
  • noun rim basketball: edge of goal 1
  • noun rim car wheel: outer edge 1
  • transitive verb rim sex: perform anillingus 1
  • noun rim the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object. 1
  • noun rim any edge, margin, or frame added to or around a central object or area. 1
  • noun rim the outer circle of a wheel, attached to the hub by spokes. 1
  • noun rim a circular strip of metal forming the connection between an automobile wheel and tire, either permanently attached to or removable from the wheel. 1
  • noun rim a drive wheel or flywheel, as on a spinning mule. 1
  • noun rim Basketball. the metal ring from which the net is suspended to form the basket. 1
  • noun rim Journalism. the outer edge of a usually U -shaped copy desk, occupied by the copyreaders. Compare slot1 (def 5b). 1
  • noun rim Metallurgy. (in an ingot) an outer layer of metal having a composition different from that of the center. 1
  • verb with object rim to furnish with a rim, border, or margin. 1
  • verb with object rim (of a golf ball or putt) to roll around the edge of (a hole) but not go in. 1
  • verb with object rim Basketball. (of a basketball) to roll around (the rim of the basket) and not go in. 1
  • verb with object rim to coat or encrust the rim of (a glass): Rim each cocktail glass with salt. 1
  • countable noun rim The rim of a container such as a cup or glass is the edge that goes all the way round the top. 0
  • countable noun rim The rim of a circular object is its outside edge. 0
  • countable noun rim If there is a rim of dirt around a surface there is a dirty mark around it. 0
  • countable noun rim In basketball, the rim is the metal ring that holds the net through which players have to try to throw the ball to score. 0
  • noun rim the raised edge of an object, esp of something more or less circular such as a cup or crater 0
  • noun rim the peripheral part of a wheel, to which the tyre is attached 0
  • noun rim the hoop from which the net is suspended 0
  • verb rim to put a rim on (a pot, cup, wheel, etc) 0
  • verb rim to lick, kiss, or suck the anus of (one's sexual partner) 0
  • verb rim (of a ball) to run around the edge of (a hole, basket, etc) 0
  • abbreviation RIM Mauritania (international car registration) 0
  • noun rim an edge, border, or margin, esp. of something circular; often, a raised or projecting edge or border 0
  • noun rim the outer, circular part of a wheel 0
  • noun rim the metal flange surrounding the wheel of an automotive vehicle, on which the tire is mounted 0
  • noun rim frame (sense 13) frame (sense 13e) 0
  • noun rim the metal hoop to which the net is attached 0
  • verb transitive rim to put or form a rim on or around 0
  • verb transitive rim to roll around the rim of 0
  • noun rim The rim of a wheel is its outside edge, on which the tire is mounted. 0
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