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Rim (Verb)

Meaning 1

Furnish with a rim; "rim a hat".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

  • She chose a narrow ribbon to rim her favorite sun hat.
  • The designer decided to rim the child's sneakers with vibrant colors for a sporty look.
  • Her grandmother used lace to rim the edges of the curtains and tablecloths.
  • The football player's eye-black was used to rim his eyes to prevent glare during the game.
  • The local bike mechanic spent hours carefully selecting the right metal strips to rim her client's vintage bicycle.

Hypernyms

  • Render
  • Provide
  • Furnish

Related Words

  • Rim (noun)

Meaning 2

Run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Examples

  • Children often run around the rim of the trampoline, laughing and having fun.
  • Vibrant flowers grew around the rim of the tranquil pond, adding to its beauty.
  • Runners sprinted perilously close to the rim of the steep cliff as they navigated the challenging trail.
  • A delicate frost rimmed the edges of the windowpane on that chilly winter morning.
  • Freshly squeezed lime juice rimmed the salt-crusted glass before the bartender filled it with tequila.

Hypernyms

  • Run Along

Meaning 3

Roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

  • The ball effortlessly rimmed the basket, falling in for an easy score.
  • The marble rolled around the rim of the glass before coming to a stop.
  • Her eyes rimmed with tears as she mournfully listened to the sad news.
  • The player expertly banked the shot off the backboard and the ball rimmed the hoop.
  • After a close miss, the ball teetered on the edge before it rimmed out in a disappointing defeat.

Hypernyms

  • Turn Over
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