different between rim vs curb
rim
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Etymology 1
From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *rem?- (“to rest, support, be based”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (“plank, wooden cross, trellis”), Old Saxon rimi (“edge; border; trim”), Icelandic rimi (“a strip of land”).
Noun
rim (plural rims)
- An edge around something, especially when circular.
- (automotive, cycling) A wheelrim.
- (journalism) A semicircular copydesk.
- 2004, John Russial, Strategic Copy Editing (page 130)
- A copy chief with poor people skills makes life miserable for copy editors on the rim; […]
- 2009, Gaylon Eugene Murray, Effective Editing (page 7)
- On the rim are copy editors who edit stories for accuracy, brevity and clarity.
- 2004, John Russial, Strategic Copy Editing (page 130)
Derived terms
- Pacific Rim
Translations
See also
- (wheel rim): mag wheel, alloy wheel
Verb
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed) (transitive)
- To form a rim on.
- (transitive) To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
- (transitive or intransitive, of a ball) To roll around a rim.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English rim, rym, ryme, reme, from Old English r?oma (“membrane, ligament”), from Proto-West Germanic *reum?.
Noun
rim (plural rims)
- (Britain dialectal) A membrane.
- (Britain dialectal or obsolete) The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
Etymology 3
From a variation of ream.
Verb
rim (third-person singular simple present rims, present participle rimming, simple past and past participle rimmed)
- (slang) To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.
- 2008, Lexy Harper, Bedtime Erotica for Freaks (Like Me), page 216
- When she started thrusting her hips back against his finger, he turned her over and rimmed her asshole as he fingered her clit.
- 2008, Lexy Harper, Bedtime Erotica for Freaks (Like Me), page 216
Translations
Anagrams
- IRM, MIR, MRI, Mir, RMI, miR, mir
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrím, from Proto-Germanic *hr?m?.
Noun
rim c (singular definite rimen, not used in plural form)
- hoarfrost, rime
Etymology 2
From late Old Norse rím, from Middle Low German rim, from French rime (“rhyme”).
Noun
rim n (singular definite rimet, plural indefinite rim)
- rhyme
Inflection
Further reading
- rim on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 3
See rime.
Verb
rim
- imperative of rime
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?r?m]
- Hyphenation: rim
Etymology 1
From Dutch riem, from Middle Dutch rieme, from Old French raime, rayme (“ream”), from Arabic ???????? (rizma, “bundle”).
Noun
rim (first-person possessive rimku, second-person possessive rimmu, third-person possessive rimnya)
- ream, a bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.
Etymology 2
From Dutch riem, from Middle Dutch rieme, from Old Dutch *riomo, from Proto-West Germanic *reum?.
Noun
rim (first-person possessive rimku, second-person possessive rimmu, third-person possessive rimnya)
- (colloquial) leather belt.
Further reading
- “rim” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Mizo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rim/
Noun
rim
- smell
- odour
Adverb
rim
- hard
Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
- rimb
Etymology
From Arabic ?????? (rum?). For rimb, compare the probably related Old Armenian ????? (?umb).
Noun
r?im ?
- spear, lance, javelin
- unit of measure the length of a spear
Descendants
- ? Armenian: ??? (??m) (Van, Moks, Shatakh)
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rím and (Old?) French rime
Noun
rim n (definite singular rimet, indefinite plural rim, definite plural rima or rimene)
- a rhyme
Derived terms
- barnerim
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hrím
Noun
rim m (definite singular rimen, uncountable)
rim n (definite singular rimet, uncountable)
- rime (frost)
Derived terms
- rimfrost
References
- “rim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri?m/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rím, from Old French rime.
Noun
rim n (definite singular rimet, indefinite plural rim, definite plural rima)
- a rhyme
Derived terms
- barnerim
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hrím. Akin to English rime.
Noun
rim n (definite singular rimet, uncountable)
- rime (frost)
Derived terms
- rimfrost
References
- “rim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *r?m? (“number, count, series”), from Proto-Indo-European *re(i)- (“to reason, count”). Akin to Old Frisian r?m, Old Saxon -r?m, Old High German r?m, Icelandic rím.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri?m/
Noun
r?m n
- number
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: rime, rhyme
Portuguese
Etymology
Via Old Portuguese rin, from Latin r?n, from Proto-Italic *hr?n, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *g??ren- (“an internal part of the body”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /???/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): [???]
- Hyphenation: rim
Noun
rim m (plural rins)
- kidney
- (in the plural) small of the back
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse rím, from Proto-Germanic *r?m?.
Noun
rim n
- rhyme
Declension
See also
- rimma
Volapük
Noun
rim (nominative plural rims)
- rhyme
Declension
See also
- rimod
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rí?m] (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -í?m
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrím, from Proto-Germanic *hr?m?.
Noun
rim n
- frost, hoarfrost
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rím, from Proto-Germanic *r?m?.
Noun
rim n
- story, poem, saga
- rumour
Related terms
- riim
Synonyms
- (story, saga) sögu
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *k.tem? (“full”). Cognate with Thai ???? (dtem), Lao ???? (tem), Northern Thai ????, Lü ??? (?iim), Shan ???? (t?m), Nong Zhuang daem.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /?im??/
- Tone numbers: rim1
- Hyphenation: rim
Adjective
rim (old orthography rim)
- full
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curb
English
Alternative forms
- kerb (British) (noun, and verb senses 3, 4 and 5 only)
Etymology
From Middle French courbe (“curve, curved object”), from Latin curvus (“bent, crooked, curved”). Doublet of curve.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?b/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??b/
- Rhymes: -??(?)b
- Homophone: kerb
Noun
curb (plural curbs)
- (American spelling, Canadian spelling) A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
- A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
- Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
- 1641, John Denham, The Sophy
- Even by these Men, Religion, that should be / The Curb, is made the Spur to Tyranny.
- 1641, John Denham, The Sophy
- A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.
- 1605, Michael Drayton, The Fourth Eclogue
- He that before ran in the pastures wild / Felt the stiff curb controul his angry jaws.
- 1605, Michael Drayton, The Fourth Eclogue
- (Canada, US) A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.
- A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
curb (third-person singular simple present curbs, present participle curbing, simple past and past participle curbed)
- (transitive) To check, restrain or control.
- 1718, Matthew Prior, Solomon on the Vanity of the World
- Where pinching want must curb her warm desires.
- 1718, Matthew Prior, Solomon on the Vanity of the World
- (transitive) To rein in.
- (transitive) To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
- (transitive, slang) Ellipsis of curb stomp.
- (transitive) To bring to a stop beside a curb.
- (transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
- (transitive) To bend or curve.
- 1603, Philemon Holland (translator), The Philosophie, commonly called, the Morals (originally by Plutarch)
- crooked and curbed lines
- 1603, Philemon Holland (translator), The Philosophie, commonly called, the Morals (originally by Plutarch)
- (intransitive) To crouch; to cringe.
Synonyms
- (check, restrain, control): behedge, curtail, limit; See also Thesaurus:curb
- (rein in):
- (furnish with a curb):
- (force to hit the curb): curb stomp
- (damage wheels on a curb):
- (bend or curve): bow, flex, incurvate; See also Thesaurus:bend
- (crouch or cringe): bend, fawn, stoop
Translations
Related terms
- curvaceous
- curvature
- curve
- curvy
Further reading
- curb in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- curb in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- curb at OneLook Dictionary Search
Romanian
Etymology
From French courbe.
Adjective
curb m or n (feminine singular curb?, masculine plural curbi, feminine and neuter plural curbe)
- curve
Declension
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