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rim  (rm)

n.

1. The usually curved or circular border or edge of an object. See Synonyms at border.

2. The circular outer part of a wheel, furthest from the axle.

3. A circular metal structure around which a wheel tire is fitted.

tr.v. rimmed, rim·ming, rims

1. To furnish with a rim.

2. Sports To roll around the rim of (a basket or golf cup, for example) without falling in.

3. Vulgar Slang To perform anilingus on.

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[Middle English, from Old English rima.]

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rim [rɪm]

n

1. the raised edge of an object, esp of something more or less circular such as a cup or crater

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the peripheral part of a wheel, to which the tyre is attached

3. (Team Sports / Basketball) Basketball the hoop from which the net is suspended

vb rims, rimming, rimmed (tr)

1. to put a rim on (a pot, cup, wheel, etc.)

2. Slang to lick, kiss, or suck the anus of (one's sexual partner)

3. (General Sporting Terms) Ball games (of a ball) to run around the edge of (a hole, basket, etc.)

[Old English rima; related to Old Saxon rimi, Old Norse rimi ridge]

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RIM

international car registration for

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (Islamic Republic of) Mauritania

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rim - the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles bound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area
	2.	rim - (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off" basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop hoop, ring - a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"
	3.	rim - the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached felloe, felly - rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted hoop, ring - a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
	4.	rim - a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object flange projection - any structure that branches out from a central support
	5.	rim - the top edge of a vessel or other container brim, lip shoe collar, collar - the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
Verb	1.	rim - run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate" beard - go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; "Houses bearded the top of the heights" line, run along - be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank"
	2.	rim - furnish with a rim; "rim a hat" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	3.	rim - roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket" roll, turn over - move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

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rim

noun

1. edge, lip, brim, flange She looked at him over the rim of her glass.

2. border, edge, trim, circumference a round mirror with white metal rim

3. margin, border, bound, boundary, verge, brink, perimeter, periphery, extremity round the eastern rim of the Mediterranean

Translations

rim [rɪm] N [of cup etc] → borde m; [of wheel] → llanta f; [of spectacles] → montura f; [of dirt etc] → cerco m
the rim of the sun → el borde del sol

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rim [ˈrɪm] n

[cup, glass] → bord m

[canyon, valley] → sommet m

[glasses] → monture f
glasses with wire rims → des lunettes avec une monture métallique

[wheel] → jante f

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rim

n (of cup, bowl) → Rand m; (of hat also) → Krempe f; (of spectacles also) → Fassung f; (of wheel) → Felge f, → Radkranz m

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rim [rɪm] n (of cup) → orlo; (of wheel) → cerchione m; (of spectacles) → montatura

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rim

n rim [rim]

an edge or border the rim of a wheel; the rim of a cup. rand حافَّه، إطار ръб obroučka, okraj kant; -kant der Rand χείλος, άκρη (rueda) llanta; borde, canto serv, raam لبه reuna jante; bord שָׂפָה किनारा, बाढ़ rub, naplatak szegély, perem tepi brún, barmur cerchione; bordo 縁 가장자리, 테두리 lankas, kraštas, apvadas mala; stīpa; ietvars tepi rand rand, kant obrzeże, brzeg, krawędź borda jantă; buză; ramă обод(ок); край obruba, okraj obroč, rob ivica kant, fals, rand, fälg ขอบ kenar, çerçeve 邊緣 обідок, край کنارہ vành; mép 边缘

adj rimless

without a rim rimless spectacles. raamloos بِدون إطار без рамка bez obrouček uindfattet randlos χωρίς σκελετό sin montura ilma raamita بی لبه؛ ( عینک بی قاب kehyksetön sans monture חֲסַר שָׂפָה बिना किनारे का, नेमिविहीन bez okvira keret nélüli tanpa bingkai án umgjarðar (senza montatura) 縁のない 가장자리가 없는 be rėmelių bez malas/ietvara tanpa bingkai zonder randen uten innfatning bez oprawy sem aro fără ramă без обода, оправы bez obruby brez okvira bez ivice utan bågar ที่ไม่มีขอบ kenarsız, çerçevesiz 無框的 такий, що без оправи حلقے کے بغیر không vành 无框的

adj rimmed

horn-rimmed spectacles; Her eyes were red-rimmed from crying. geraam ذو حافَّه أو إطار с рамка s obroučkami, lemovaný randet; -randet gerändert με σκελετό, με περίγραμμα con el borde...; con montura ääristatud دوره دار؛ حاشیه دار kehyksellinen à monture (de/en); bordé (de) מוּקָף ב- रिम या घेर वाला, कगारदार s okvirom, uokviren keretes szemüveg; karikás (szem) berbingkai með umgjörð (úr); umlukinn (con la montatura di); (cerchiato) －縁の 테가 달린 su... rėmeliu/apvadu Viņas acis bija apsārtušas. dikelilingi met... randen med innfatning; o... oprawie, z... obwódką orlado cu ramă (de); cu cearcăne обрамлённый s obrubou; lemovaný obrobljen uokviren []bågad, []kantad มีขอบ kenarlı 有框的 такий, що з ободом گھیرے دار có vành; quầng mắt 装有框的

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rim → إطار okraj kant Rand ζάντα borde reuna bord rub bordo 縁 테두리 rand kant obręcz borda обод kant ขอบ ağız vành 边缘