Definition rim
Etymology 1
From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *remə- (“to rest, support, be based”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (“plank, wooden cross, trellis”), Old Saxon rimi (“edge; border; trim”), Icelandic rimi (“a strip of land”).
Noun
rim (plural rims)
- An edge around something, especially when circular.
- (automotive, cycling) wheelrim
Verb
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed) (transitive)
- To form a rim on.
- (transitive) To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
- (transitive or intransitive, of a ball) To roll around a rim.
Etymology 2
From Middle English rim, rym, ryme, reme, from Old English membrane, ligament, from Proto-Germanic *reumô (“belt, thong”), from Proto-Indo-European *rew- (“to tear, dig, gather”). Cognate with Dutch riem (“a thong”), German Riemen (“a thong, band”), Swedish rem (“a thong, strap”).
Noun
rim (plural rims)
- (Britain dialectal) A membrane.
- (Britain dialectal or obsolete) The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
Etymology 3
From a variation of ream.
Verb
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed)
- (slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.