rimming
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)
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.
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Origin:
before 1150; Middle English; Old English -rima (in compounds); cognate with Old Norse rimi raised strip of land, ridge
before 1150; Middle English; Old English -rima (in compounds); cognate with Old Norse rimi raised strip of land, ridge
Related forms
rim·less, 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.
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.
1. center.
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rim (rɪm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb , 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) |
| [Old English rima; related to Old Saxon rimi, Old Norse rimi ridge] | |
| RIM | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Mauritania (international car registration) | |
| [From République Islamique de Mauritanie] | |
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Word Origin & History
rim
O.E. rima "edge, border," as in særima "seashore," lit. "rim of the sea," and dægrima "dawn," lit. "rim of the day." Related to O.N. rime, rimi "a raised strip of land, ridge." No known cognates in other languages. The snare drummer's rim shot is recorded from 1934.
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Medical Dictionary
rim (rĭm)
n.
The border, edge, or margin of an organ or a part.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| RIM Mauritania (international vehicle ID) |
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