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rim
noun
verb
The top edge of a vessel or other container
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noun
The top edge of a vessel or other container
noun
A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
noun
The outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
noun
(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended
“The ball hit the rim and bounced off”
noun
The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
verb
Roll around the rim of
“The ball rimmed the basket”
verb
Furnish with a rim
“Rim a hat”
verb
Run around the rim of
“Sugar rimmed the dessert plate”
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The ball hit the rim and bounced off
The ball rimmed the basket
Rim a hat
Sugar rimmed the dessert plate
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