Thesaurus: rim

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1. n. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.
2. n. The lower part of the abdomen.
3. v. t. To furnish with a rim; to border.
4. n. the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
5. n. (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended
6. n. the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
7. n. a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
8. n. the top edge of a vessel or other container
9. v. run around the rim of
10. v. furnish with a rim
11. v. roll around the rim of
12. 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. To furnish with a rim; to border.