rim

Pronunciation:		rim
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the top edge of a vessel [n] a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object [n] the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached [n] (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off" [n] the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object [v] run around the rim of

	Synonyms:	brim, flange, lip

	See Also:	beard, bound, boundary, edge, edge, felloe, felly, hoop, line, projection, ring, round shape, run along, vessel, wheel

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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}. \Rim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rimming}.] To furnish with a rim; to border.