intransitive. Of a receptacle, etc.: to be so full (esp. of liquid) that the contents spill over the brim. Also in figurative context.

intransitive. Of a container, etc. (sometimes in extended use, of the eyes): to overflow, esp. with liquid; to be overfilled with. Also figurative.

figurative. To be full to overflowing with.

Said hyperbolically, as a strong expression for ‘to be exuberantly full’ (cf. 12). Also with out.

intransitive. Of a vessel: To run over. Obsolete.

Of a receptacle: To be filled to overflowing. poetic. rare.

intransitive. To be or become brim-full. to brim over: to overflow with. (The participial adjective brimming, adj. is found from Milton onward.)