1
a
: brink
b
: the outer often curved or circular edge or border of something
2
a
: the outer part of a wheel joined to the hub usually by spokes
b
: a removable outer metal band on an automobile wheel to which the tire is attached
rimmed; rimming
1
: to run around the rim of
putts that rim the cup
2
: to serve as a rim for : border
cliffs rimming the camp
: to form or show a rim
Synonyms
Examples of rim in a Sentence
Noun
There were chips on the rim of the plate.
the rim of the volcano
He bought stainless steel rims for his new car.
Verb
She rimmed her eyes with eyeliner.
a porcelain bowl rimmed with gold
Recent Examples on the Web
Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
The hiker was identified by officials as a 50-year-old man from San Angelo, Texas, who was hiking toward the Canyon rim after staying overnight at Havasupai Gardens.
—Vivian Barrett, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Vogue, 2 July 2024
On Century’s next possession, Peyton Conrad got a clean look on a 3-pointer of his own with 1:02 left, but the ball rimmed out of the cylinder before a Hereford defensive rebound.
—Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Sometimes called the Point Trail, the short access path is favored by anglers and campers who hang out on the shady rim 600 feet above the perennial waterway.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
The hiker was identified by officials as a 50-year-old man from San Angelo, Texas, who was hiking toward the Canyon rim after staying overnight at Havasupai Gardens.
—Vivian Barrett, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Verb
Eyeliner comes first, following a two-step process: Gordon rims her top waterline with Westman Atelier’s Eye Love You, then uses Chanel’s liquid liner to form a subtle cat eye.
—Vogue, 2 July 2024
On Century’s next possession, Peyton Conrad got a clean look on a 3-pointer of his own with 1:02 left, but the ball rimmed out of the cylinder before a Hereford defensive rebound.
—Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Rim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rim. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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rim
1 of 2 noun1
a
: an outer edge especially of something curved
b
2
: the outer part of a wheel joined to the hub usually by spokes
rim
2 of 2 verb
rimmed; rimming
1
: to provide with a rim : serve as a rim for : border
2
: to run around the rim of
the putt rimmed the cup
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