rim1
n.
- the upper or outer edge of something, typically something circular.
▸
(also wheel rim)
the outer edge of a wheel, on which the tyre is fitted.
▸the part of a spectacle frame surrounding the lenses.
- a limit or boundary:
the outer rim of the solar system.
▸an encircling stain or deposit.
v.
(rims, rimming, rimmed)
provide with a rim.
Derivative
- rimless adj.
- -rimmed adj.
Etymology
OE rima ‘a border, coast’, rel. to ON rimi ‘ridge, strip of land’.
rim2
v.
(rims, rimming, rimmed)
vulgar slang lick or suck the anus of (a partner) for sexual stimulation.
Etymology
1920s: perh. var. of ream2.