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rim out

rim out verb: to miss a basket by bouncing the ball off of around the rim.

Verb

rim out (third-person singular simple present rims out, present participle rimming out, simple past and past participle rimmed out)

  1. (transitive) To miss a basket by bouncing the ball off of around the rim.
  2. (transitive) To make, polish, perfect or clean the rim of an opening or hole.
  3. (transitive) To form a circle or rim around an opening or hole.
  4. (transitive, vulgar) To perform anilingus (a rimjob) on someone.
    • I couldn't wait to rim him out.

Forms of rim out

third-person singular presentrims out
present participlerimming out
past participlerimmed out
pastrimmed out

Origin of rim out

From rim + out.

Questions about rim out

What does rim out mean?
Rim out means to miss a basket by bouncing the ball off of around the rim.
What part of speech is rim out?
Rim out is a verb.
What is the past tense of rim out?
The past tense of rim out is rimmed out.

Words near rim out in the dictionary

  1. rim brakes
  2. rim job
  3. rim jobs
  4. rim lock
  5. rim locks
  6. rim out
  7. rim shot
  8. rim shots
  9. rim tape
  10. rim tapes
  11. rim-job

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