rim
UK/ɹɪm/
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New Zealand/ɹəm/
rim noun: an edge around something, especially when circular.
Noun (1)
rim (plural rims)
- An edge around something, especially when circular.
- That's... our galaxy. We're beyond the rim.2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Master Chief (Steve Downes), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: The Ark
- A wheelrim.
- About an hour later, she noticed an all black Phantom with tints and chrome rims riding slowly through the car lot.2010, Rochelle Magee, No Witnesses: A Perilous Journey, page 36
- A semicircular copydesk.
- COPY READER — Journeyman, experienced makeup, now slot man on metropolitan midwest daily. Will travel for good rim job on large paper.1953 September 26, Editor & Publisher 1953-09-26: Vol 86 Iss 40
- A copy chief with poor people skills makes life miserable for copy editors on the rim; […]2004, John Russial, Strategic Copy Editing, page 130
- The narrow surface of wine that meets the glass when it is tilted, used in identifying the age, body, etc.
Verb (1)
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed)
Verb (2)
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed)
- To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act; to perform anilingus.
- I had learned to lick their sweaty balls and would know what they wanted if they pulled their pants down and pushed my face in their ass for a rimming out.1987 December, John W. Dagion, Sex Stop
- When she started thrusting her hips back against his finger, he turned her over and rimmed her asshole as he fingered her clit.2008, Lexy Harper, Bedtime Erotica for Freaks (Like Me), page 216
Noun (2)
rim (plural rims)
- A membrane.
- The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
- Moy shall not serve; I will have forty moys; / Or I will fetch thy rim out at thy throat / In drops of crimson blood.1599, Shakespeare, King Henry V, act iV, scene IV - Pistol to a captured French soldier from whom he wants a ransom and whom he does not understand
Noun (3)
rim (plural rims)
rim meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rim in Hindi
- रिम, रिम्म
rim in Tamil
- வட்ட ஒர விளிம்பு, வட்டவிளிம்பு, விளிம்பு, ஓரம் ஓரச்சட்டம், ஓரம், வரம்பு
rim in Marathi
- रिम, रिम्म
rim in Urdu
- کنارہ
More languagesFewer languages
- rim in Bengali
- প্রাস্ত, উন্নত বেগ, চক্রনেমি, বেগ দেওয়া
- rim in Telugu
- రిమ్, రిమ్ చెయ్యడానికి
- rim in Malayalam
- അരിക്, ഓരം, വിളുമ്പ്
- rim in Kannada
- ಬದಿ, ಅಂಚು, ಹೊರಸುತ್ತು, ಅರಗು
- rim in Punjabi
- ਰਿਮ, ਰਿੰਮ, ਰਿੱਮ
- rim in Gujarati
- રીમ, રિમ, રિમ્મ કરવા માટે
- rim in Odia
- ରିମ୍, ରିମ୍ |, ରିମ୍ କରିବା
- rim in Nepali
- रिम, रिम्, रिम गर्न
Examples of rim in a sentence
- The basketball rimmed in ... and out.
- On the rim are copy editors who edit stories for accuracy, brevity and clarity.2009, Gaylon Eugene Murray, Effective Editing, page 7:
Synonyms of rim
Forms of rim
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rims |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | rims |
| present participle | rimming |
| past participle | rimmed |
| past | rimmed |
Origin of rim
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”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (“plank, wooden cross, trellis”), Old Saxon rimi (“edge; border; trim”), Icelandic rimi (“a strip of land”).
From a variation of ream.
From Middle English rim, rym, ryme, reme, from Old English rēoma (“membrane, ligament”), from Proto-West Germanic *reumō.
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Questions about rim
- What does rim mean?
- Rim means an edge around something, especially when circular.
- What is rim in Hindi?
- Rim in Hindi is रिम, रिम्म. See Rim meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use rim in a sentence?
- The basketball rimmed in ... and out.
- What part of speech is rim?
- Rim can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce rim?
- Rim is pronounced /ɹɪm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rim?
- The plural of rim is rims.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rim (page history and authors); rim (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rim (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rim (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rim (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rim (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rim (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rim (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rim (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rim (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rim (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rim (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rim (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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