Rim

noun
rɪm

Noun

  • (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended

    “the ball hit the rim and bounced off”

    Type of:HoopRing

  • the top edge of a vessel or other container

    Similar:BrimLip
    Type of:Edge

  • a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

    Similar:Flange
    Type of:Projection

  • the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached

    Type of:RingHoop

  • the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

    Type of:EdgeBoundBoundary

Verb

  • furnish with a rim

    “rim a hat”

    Type of:FurnishSupplyRender

  • roll around the rim of

    “the ball rimmed the basket”

    Type of:Roll

  • run around the rim of

    “Sugar rimmed the dessert plate”

    Type of:Line

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