rim
IPA: rˈɪm
noun
- An edge around something, especially when circular.
- (automotive, cycling) A wheelrim.
- (journalism) A semicircular copydesk.
- (UK dialectal) A membrane.
- (UK dialectal or obsolete) The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
- (Britain, dialectal) A step of a ladder; a rung.
verb
- (transitive) To form a rim on.
- (transitive) To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
- (transitive or intransitive, of a ball) To roll around a rim.
- (vulgar, slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act; to perform anilingus.
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Examples of "rim" in Sentences
- Pour the tequila to the rim of the ice.
- Both the spool and the rim are stationary.
- The rim of the glans is called the corona.
- The rims of the wheels are covered in rubber.
- The name of the recipient is engraved on the rim.
- There is an outward protrusion in the rim to the south.
- One edge of the slot is the rim of the bowl of the utensil.
- The edge or rim is the immediate circumference of the cymbal.
- Once the rim is severed, the tire is easily dislodged from the rim.
- A peripheral rim fits snugly about the outer edge on one side of the wheel.
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