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rim

UK/ɹəm/ US/ɹɪm/ fairly common slang uk
noun (5) verb (3)

noun

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

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5.

the top edge of a vessel

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verb

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”

Origin

From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *remə- (“to rest, support, be based”).

Phrases

  • above the rim
  • elbow rim
  • Pacific Rim
  • push rim
  • rim brake
  • rim lock
  • rim out
  • rim shot

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