rim

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪm/

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Noun

Singular rim

Plural rims

1. (countable) A rim is the outer edge of something, especially if the thing is circular.

   It was hard to get the new tire over the rim of the wheel.

Verb

Plain form rim

Third-person singular rims

Past tense rimmed

Past participle rimmed

Present participle rimming

1. (transitive) If you rim something, you form a rim around it.
2. (transitive) (vulgar) (slang) If you rim a person, you lick the anus of your partner as a sexual act.