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# rim

«rim» in Mova's school dictionary: **The edge or border around the top of something round…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a rim, rims); verb (rim, rims, rimmed, rimming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The edge or border around the top of something round, like a cup, bowl, glass or crater. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#m1)

2) The outer edge of a wheel, which the tyre fits on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#m2)

3) The frame of glasses around the lenses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#m3)

4) The metal ring of a basketball hoop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#m4)

5) To form an edge around something (eyes rimmed with red). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: the rim of a cup, the rim of a bike wheel, the rim of glasses. In maths, a rim is the circle at the edge of a cylinder or circle shape; its length is the circumference. In geography, the Pacific Rim is the countries around the Pacific Ocean; the «Ring of Fire» runs around it. In science, volcano and crater rims are their edges. Phrases: rim of the cup, wheel rim, crater rim, Pacific Rim.

### examples

- Don't fill the cup right up to the rim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#x1)
- The ball bounced off the rim of the hoop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#x2)
- My glasses have black rims. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#x3)
- We walked along the rim of the old volcano. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#x4)
- The bike rim was bent after the crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#x5)
- Her eyes were rimmed with red from crying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#x6)
- Japan and New Zealand are on the Pacific Rim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#x7)
- The nest swayed to and fro, as they sat on the rim and cried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/#x8)

### note

Countable: a rim, rims. «Brim» is similar: the edge of a cup or hat (filled to the brim). In maths, the length of a round rim is its circumference = π × diameter.

### In the corpora

- [Use only microwave-safe dishes: metal, foil and gold rims make sparks and can start a fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/106-kitchen-floors-food-safety-and-the-microwave/10/)
- [You do not hang on the basketball rim, because the hoop or you can fall.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rim» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rim/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.