1.the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
2.(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended;
the ball hit the rim and bounced off
3.the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
4.a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
5.the top edge of a vessel
1.run around the rim of;
Sugar rimmed the dessert plate
2.furnish with a rim;
rim a hat
3.roll around the rim of;
the ball rimmed the basket