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n.
  1. The usually curved or circular border or edge of an object. See synonyms at border.
  2. The circular outer part of a wheel, furthest from the axle.
  3. A circular metal structure around which a wheel tire is fitted.
tr.v., rimmed, rim·ming, rims.
  1. To furnish with a rim.
  2. Sports. To roll around the rim of (a basket or golf cup, for example) without falling in.
  3. Vulgar Slang. To perform anilingus on.

[Middle English, from Old English rima.]


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noun

    A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary: border, borderline, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, verge. Chiefly Military perimeter. See edge/center.

verb

    To put or form a border on: border, bound2, edge, fringe, margin, skirt, verge. See edge/center.


n

Definition: border; top edge
Antonyms: center, middle


1. The border or outer edge of anything which is circular or continuously curved. 2. Descriptive of any finish hardware which is designed for application to the face of a door or window, rather than for mortising.


noun
noun, US

1:
The outer edge of a semicircular or horseshoe-shaped newspaper subeditors' desk. (1923 —) . verb trans.

2:
coarse, orig US To lick the anus of, esp. before sexual intercourse. (1959 —) .

3:
N Amer To cheat or swindle (someone). (1945 —) .
D. Hughes Ten bucks? For that old thing? I'd be rimming you, Charles (1973).

[Prob. a variant of ream.]


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The outer edge; often curved or circular.

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The rim of a coin is the sharp circular (or otherwise shaped) edge which surrounds the coin design.

This is the part which exceeds the area of the die which strikes the coin during production, and as a result is pushed upward and sharpened to form a sort of border around the coin's design. The raised rim reduces wear on the face of the coin.[1]

For accessibility purposes, the rim of the coin is sometimes milled with certain patterns in order for the blind to more easily distinguish between coins. In Australia, the two dollar coin has periodically distributed around its edge a short set of grooves, which alternate between the smooth rim, whilst the one dollar coin has a larger set of grooves, and the similar sized ten cent coin has grooves continuously about its edge.

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  1. ^ Sherwood 1893, p. 68.



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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - rand, kant, bræmme, fælg
v. tr. - kante, danne kant, indfatte

2.
v. tr. - [sl.] slikke røv

Nederlands (Dutch)
rand, velg, brilmontuur, omranden

Français (French)
1.
n. - bord, jante, anneau, anneau (au basket-ball)
v. tr. - entourer, border, janter, cercler

2.
v. tr. - lécher/sucer (vulg)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Felge, Rand
v. - umranden

2.
v. - (Ugs.) am Arsch lecken, arschlecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξωτερική στεφάνη, χείλος, (μηχαν.) ζάντα, σκελετός (γυαλιών)
v. - τοποθετώ στεφάνη

Italiano (Italian)
orlare, cerchione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aro (m), beira (f)
v. - cercar, colocar aro

Русский (Russian)
обрамлять, край, обод, оправа, грань

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - borde, canto, montura
v. tr. - poner canto o margen, bordear, formar un contorno

2.
v. tr. - lamer o succionar el ano de alguien como forma de estimulación sexual

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kant, fälg
v. - kanta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
边, 框, 轮缘, 装边于, 作...的边, 装轮辋于

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 邊, 框, 輪緣
v. tr. - 裝邊於, 作...的邊, 裝輪輞於

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 가장자리, 테두리, 수면
v. tr. - ~에 가장자리를 달다, 둘러싸다

2.
v. tr. - 핥다, 빨다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 縁, へり, わく, 外輪
v. - 縁を付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حافه, إطار (فعل) يحفف, يحتر, يوطر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שפה, שוליים, מסגרת, קצה, חישוק, זר‬
v. tr. - ‮עיטר, עשה שפה סביב‬
v. tr. - ‮ליקק או מצץ את פי-הטבעת של אדם אחר כאמצעי לגירוי מיני‬


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