rim
rim
- n the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
- n (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended
the ball hit the rim and bounced off - n the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
- n a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
- n the top edge of a vessel or other container
- v run around the rim of
Sugar rimmed the dessert plate - v furnish with a rim
rim a hat - v roll around the rim of
the ball rimmed the basket
- Richard Nixon's well-worn hat settled gently last week on the rim of the 1968 presidential ring.
- Gigazine previews the latest trends in cell phones, video games, junk food, fashion, toys, and consumer products from Japan and across the Pacific rim.
- Composer-Saxophonist Cohn coaxes six drummers (on snares, cymbals, tom-toms) into a sort of illustrated seminar on the art of drummingfrom brush technique to rim shots.