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   brim

   /brɪm/

   noun

   • 1. the projecting edge at the bottom of a hat: "a soft hat with a turned-up brim" Similar peakvisorbillprojectionshieldshade
   • 2. the upper edge or lip of a cup, bowl, or other container: "he filled her glass to the brim" Similar rimlipbrinkedgemargin

   verb

   • 1. be full to the point of overflowing: "my eyes brimmed with tears" Similar be fullbe filled upbe filled to the topbe full to capacitybe packed withoverflowrun/well over
   • ▪ fill something so completely that it almost overflows: "large tears brimmed in her eyes" Similar fillfill upfill to capacityoverflow
   • ▪ be full of a particular quality, feeling, etc.: "he is brimming with ideas"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the edge of the sea or other body of water): perhaps related to German Bräme ‘trimming’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. brimless adjective
   • 2. brimmed adjective

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   What does brimme mean?

   • 1. To be full to the brim, often to overflowing: The cup is brimming with chowder. 2. To be abundantly filled or supplied: a monument brimming with tourists; workers brimming with pride. To fill to the brim. [Middle English brimme .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does brim mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of BRIM is an upper or outer margin : verge. How to use brim in a sentence.

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   What does full brim mean?

   • 1. the top edge of a cup, glass etc. The jug was filled to the brim. 2. the edge of a hat. She pulled the brim of her hat down over her eyes. to be, or become, full to the brim. Her eyes were brimming with tears.

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   What does brim over mean?

   • Brim over means the same as brim. When she saw me, her eyes brimmed over with tears and she could not speak. [VERB PARTICLE + with] If something brims with particular things, it is packed full of them. The flowerbeds brim with a mixture of lilies and roses. [VERB + with] 5. 6. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Brim is a noun that means the edge or rim of something hollow, or the projecting rim of a hat. It can also be a verb that means to fill to the brim or to overflow.

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   Brim is the bottom part of a hat or the top edge of a container. Learn how to use brim in sentences and find out its pronunciation and synonyms in different languages.

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   Brim definition: the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink. See examples of BRIM used in a sentence.

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   Brim is the upper edge of a cup, glass, bowl, etc., or a projecting rim or edge of anything. It can also mean to fill or be full to the brim, or to be full of emotion. See more meanings, synonyms, and examples of brim in sentences.

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   The brim is the top of a container, like the edge of a cup. Also, if a cup is brimming, it’s full.

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   Brim is the top edge of a cup, bowl, glass, etc., or the flat edge around the bottom of a hat that sticks out. Learn how to use brim in sentences, synonyms, collocations and word origin.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb brim, which means to be full of something or to fill something. See example sentences, synonyms and phrasal verbs with brim.