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rim | |
1. n. An edge around something, especially when circular. | |
2. n. (automotive, cycling) wheelrim | |
3. v. To form a rim on. | |
4. v. To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit. | |
Palm trees rim the beach. | |
A walking path rims the island. | |
5. v. (transitive, or intransitive, of a ball) To roll around a rim. | |
The golf ball rimmed the cup. | |
The basketball rimmed in and out. | |
6. n. (UK dialectal) A membrane. | |
7. n. (UK dialectal or obsolete) The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly. | |
8. v. (slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act. | |