The difference between Edge and Rim

When used as nouns, edge means the boundary line of a surface, whereas rim means an edge around something, especially when circular.

When used as verbs, edge means to move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction, whereas rim means to form a rim on.


check bellow for the other definitions of Edge and Rim

  1. Edge as a noun:

    The boundary line of a surface.

  2. Edge as a noun (geometry):

    A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.

  3. Edge as a noun:

    An advantage.

    Examples:

    "I have the edge on him."

  4. Edge as a noun (also, _, figuratively):

    The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

  5. Edge as a noun:

    A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.

    Examples:

    "The cup is right on the edge of the table."

    "He is standing on the edge of a precipice."

  6. Edge as a noun:

    Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

  7. Edge as a noun:

    The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)

    Examples:

    "in the edge of evening"

  8. Edge as a noun (cricket):

    A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.

  9. Edge as a noun (graph theory):

    A connected pair of vertices in a graph.

  10. Edge as a noun:

    In male masturbation, a level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax; see also edging.

  1. Edge as a verb (transitive):

    To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

    Examples:

    "He edged the book across the table."

  2. Edge as a verb (intransitive):

    To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

    Examples:

    "He edged away from her."

  3. Edge as a verb (usually in the form 'just edge'):

    To win by a small margin.

  4. Edge as a verb (cricket, transitive):

    To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.

  5. Edge as a verb (transitive):

    To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.

  6. Edge as a verb (transitive):

    To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.

  7. Edge as a verb:

    To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

  8. Edge as a verb (figurative):

    To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.

  9. Edge as a verb (intransitive):

    To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.

  1. Rim as a noun:

    An edge around something, especially when circular.

  2. Rim as a noun (automotive, cycling):

    wheelrim

  1. Rim as a verb:

    To form a rim on.

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  1. Rim as a noun (UK, _, dialectal):

    A membrane.

  2. 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.

  1. Rim as a verb (slang):

    To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.