The difference between Alloy wheel and Rim
When used as nouns, alloy wheel means a wheel rim made from an aluminium alloy, whereas rim means an edge around something, especially when circular.
Rim is also verb with the meaning: to form a rim on.
check bellow for the other definitions of Alloy wheel and Rim
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Alloy wheel as a noun (automotive):
a wheel rim made from an aluminium alloy
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Alloy wheel as a noun (slang):
mag wheel
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Rim as a noun:
An edge around something, especially when circular.
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Rim as a noun (automotive, cycling):
wheelrim
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Rim as a verb:
To form a rim on.
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Rim as a verb (transitive):
To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.
Examples:
"Palm trees rim the beach."
"A walking path rims the island."
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Rim as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive, of a ball):
To roll around a rim.
Examples:
"The golf ball rimmed the cup."
"The basketball rimmed in and out."
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Rim as a noun (UK, _, dialectal):
A membrane.
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Rim as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, _, or, _, obsolete):
The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
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Rim as a verb (slang):
To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.