English dictionary
rim
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
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
noun
- the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
verb
- roll around the rim of
verb
- furnish with a rim
verb
- run around the rim of
Example sentences
the ball hit the rim and bounced off
the ball rimmed the basket
rim a hat
Sugar rimmed the dessert plate