rim
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2.4
- noun
- /rɪm/
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- He made a perfect shot, and the ball went cleanly through the rim to score.
One time we played basketball in like in our alleyway, but the rim was garbage cans.
- One time we played basketball in like in our alleyway, but the rim was garbage cans.
- And I go with this layup and I bring it up there and it's totally, it gets around the rim and it rolls.
- But the the the for the official NBA basketball, the rim is twice the diameter of a ball.
- But damn, bro, you know, people do anything to try to be, you know, to get above the rim.
- She shoots the ball, it hits the back of the rim hard, flies back at her right on the bridge of the nose.
Examples
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The paint, the rim, whatever, go dunk the basketball.
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And, Roxie, try to hit the rim this time.
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Keep your eye on the rim and believe it will go in.
Fiction book (1994) -
Three shots, he'll never hit the rim.
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He's almost getting the rim now.
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I'm in underneath the rim for a layup for like an hour.
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The stone clunks against the basket rim and drops to the grass.
Fiction book (1992) -
She shoots the ball, it hits the back of the rim hard, flies back at her right on the bridge of the nose.
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The ball nudged the back rim, falling through the net with a gentle, satisfying swoosh, and the crowd exploded from their seats.
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After a perfect pass, she aimed for the rim and scored a crucial basket.
Synonyms
69
1.7
A metal ring with a net that players throw a basketball through
53
1.1
A metal hoop with a net that players try to throw the ball through
4
1.4
A horizontal metal ring with a net that players try to throw a basketball through
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rim comes from an old English word meaning 'edge' or 'border' and is like the word brim. In basketball the rim is the metal circular edge of the hoop that the ball must pass through.