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RIM

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Irregular inflected forms: rimmed    , rimming   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The top edge of a vessel or other container

Synonyms:

brim; lip; rim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rim" is a kind of...):

edge (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rim"):

collar; shoe collar (the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot)

Holonyms ("rim" is a part of...):

vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

Synonyms:

flange; rim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rim" is a kind of...):

projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rim" is a kind of...):

hoop; ring (a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rim"):

felloe; felly (rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted)

Holonyms ("rim" is a part of...):

wheel (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))

Sense 4

Meaning:

(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended

Example:

the ball hit the rim and bounced off

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rim" is a kind of...):

hoop; ring (a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling)

Domain category:

basketball; basketball game; hoops (a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("rim" is a kind of...):

round shape (a shape that is curved and without sharp angles)

bound; boundary; edge (a line determining the limits of an area)

Derivation:

rim (furnish with a rim)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Roll around the rim of

Example:

the ball rimmed the basket

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "rim" is one way to...):

roll; turn over (move by turning over or rotating)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Furnish with a rim

Example:

rim a hat

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "rim" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

rim (the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Run around the rim of

Example:

Sugar rimmed the dessert plate

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "rim" is one way to...):

line; run along (be in line with; form a line along)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rim"):

beard (go along the rim, like a beard around the chin)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

More commonly, in the second category, bright material is found on the rims of craters, streaking down toward the floors.

(Bright Areas on Ceres Suggest Geologic Activity, NASA)

Wolf Larsen at once squared away and ran down along the rim of the fog-bank.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Dust is distributed throughout the nebula, but there is a significant drop in the amount of dust at the rim of the inner shell, where it seems that it is being destroyed.

(The Strange Structures of the Saturn Nebula, ESO)

Researchers think the green bubble rims are made largely of organic molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

(Citizen Scientists Discover Yellow "Space Balls", NASA)

“Oh, put me on the rim of your hat; that will be a nice gallery for me; I can walk about there and see the country as we go along.”

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The craters’ bright walls and rims stand out from their dark floors and surrounding terrain, creating the halo effect.

(Pluto’s ‘Halo’ Craters, NASA)

In addition, pit chains lack raised rims, whereas there is usually a rim around secondary craters.

(Dawn Explores Ceres' Interior Evolution, NASA)

The new island is perched on the north rim of a caldera on top of an underwater volcano that stands nearly 4,600 feet (1,400 meters) above the surrounding the sea floor.

(NASA Shows New Tongan Island Made of Tuff Stuff, Likely to Persist Years, NASA)

The external rim of the auricula (ear).

(Crus Helicis, NCI Thesaurus)

Again, the rim ice broke away before and behind, and there was no escape except up the cliff.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)