Rim : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Rim	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Rim
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rim n the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off" the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object Synonym(s): flange, rim the top edge of a vessel or other container Synonym(s): brim, rim, lip v run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate" furnish with a rim; "rim a hat" roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rim \Rim\, n. [As. rima, reoma, edge; cf. W. rhim, rhimp, a rim, edge, boundary, termination, Armor, rim. Cf. {Rind}.] 1. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin. 2. The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] --Shak. {Arch rim} (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the palate. {Rim-fire cartridge}. (Mil.) See under {Cartridge}. {Rim lock}. See under {Lock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rim \Rim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rimming}.] To furnish with a rim; to border.