brim1 nounbrim2 verb
brimbrim1 /brɪm/ noun [countable] 
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Cory Selliker, his eyes watering under the brim of his black Earnhardt cap, heard Marchman's advice to let go.
- He tried to straighten out the brim but it had been curled and folded so often it was beyond repair.
- Once the axe was full to the brim of bad back spirits it would be banged on the earth to release them.
- Precise instructions as to the building of a hedge at the brim of the water were given.
- Quite quickly the whole corridor filled to the brim with the substance of the hydra.
- Sandison bought a very fine pale grey hat with a wide, flat brim and a white hatband.
- Siobham half fills each glass in turn except one which she fills to the brim.
- The nails come out and the brim is trimmed.
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if a container, room, or space is full , nothing more can go into it: · a full bottle of milk· All the parking spaces were full.· The lecture hall was full for MacGowan's talk.full of: · The buses were full of people going to work.· You can order a birthday box full of balloons, banners and party favors.
full of something - use this about a container when a lot of things have been put into it: · Pour the mixture into a tall glass filled with ice.· There were lots of tiny drawers filled with screws and nails.
completely full of people - use this about a room, theatre, train, bus etc: · a packed theatre· The plane was packed, because a previous flight had been cancelled.packed with: · On the day of her funeral the church was packed with friends and relatives.
a container that is overflowing is so full that the liquid or things inside it come out over the top: · Sewers were overflowing because of the rain.· The tables were covered with dirty coffee cups and overflowing ashtrays.overflowing with: · a trash can overflowing with garbage
something such as a bag or a pocket that is bulging is so full that the objects inside it push its sides outwards: · Wilson carried two bulging shopping bags from the duty-free shop.· a bulging wallet full of credit cardsbulging with: · The files are bulging with letters, mailing lists, and information on the subject.
British /be filled to the brim American if a container is full to the brim , it is full right to the very top, especially with liquid: · The reservoirs are filled to the brim after the spring floods.be full to the brim with: · The sink was full to the brim with dirty water and dishes.
British informal a room, vehicle, or building that is chock-a-block is so full of people that you cannot move easily in it: · The train was chock-a-block and I couldn't get a seat for the whole journey.be chock-a-block with: · The cinema is usually chock-a-block with kids on Sunday afternoons.
so full of things that nothing else can possibly be put in: · How can children learn in crammed classrooms?crammed/jammed with: · The box was crammed with books.· O'Hare Airport was jammed with holiday flights.· The two resorts are crammed with hotels, discos, bars, and restaurants.
if a container is stuffed with things, it is very full of them because as much as possible has been put into it: · a huge picnic basket stuffed with food· The girls each had a small backpack stuffed with books, cards, crayons, paper, and games.· Police seized the plane and found bags stuffed with 1300 kilos of cocaine.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
The bath was full to the brim (=completely full) with hot water.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1the bottom part of a hat that sticks out to protect you from sun and rain: (=completely full) The cup was filled to the brim with coffee.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The cup was filled to the brim with coffee. (=be full of it)· Clive walked into the room, brimming with confidence as usual.
(=be very excited and enthusiastic)· Andrea’s voice was brimming with enthusiasm when she told John her plans.
(=fill something completely) a bucket filled to the brim with ice
a bucket filled to the brim with ice The bath was full to the brim (=completely full) with hot water.· His eye-sockets were cups, full to the brim.· Once the axe was full to the brim of bad back spirits it would be banged on the earth to release them.· On the other side of the road at the front of the house a builders' skip was full to the brim.· The river is full to the brim and quite placid so we set off again.· It was full to the brim with little drops of water.· It is full to the brim of a wondrous liquid, which will bring abundance into your life.· His heart lurched and he splashed his goblet full to the brim with dark red claret.· Drink and drink - for were you to drink a whole ocean, the Chalice would still be full to the brim.
· Sandison bought a very fine pale grey hat with a wide, flat brim and a white hatband.· It will have a wide brim and be in a subtle pastel colour.· A shower of hail bounced off Granny's pointy hat and Oats's wide brim.· A face that wore dark glasses and was shadowed by the wide brim of a flat black hat.
NOUN· Stitch in place on the hat brim.· The shadow of the hat brim colors her forehead lavender.· This was shown with a large round lace hat brim, on a cream satin band.· I turned up my coat collar to meet my hat brim and hunched defensively, like a bedraggled bird.· Sew the hat brim on to the join between the pink face and yellow hat.
VERB· Siobham half fills each glass in turn except one which she fills to the brim.· Looking back, Susan saw South Park filled nearly to the brim with cloud, only the saw-toothed peaks rising above it.· Jacob filled to the brim with sorrow for the woman whom, despite everything, he had loved.· Children are wise and strong and filled to the brim with compassion.· She was here in the flesh to oblige Miss Beard, but her mind was filled to the brim with Joss Barnet.· Tipping the pencils from a paper cup, he filled it to the brim.· The big cup with the chipped handle had been filled almost to its brim with milky cocoa.
an old straw hat with a broad brim2the top edge of a container: She filled each glass to the brim.filled/full to the brim (=completely full) The cup was filled to the brim with coffee.brim1 nounbrim2 verb
brimbrim2 verb (past tense and past participle brimmed, present participle brimming) [intransitive] VERB TABLE
brim
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | brim |
| he, she, it | brims | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | brimmed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have brimmed |
| he, she, it | has brimmed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had brimmed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will brim |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have brimmed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am brimming |
| he, she, it | is brimming | |
| you, we, they | are brimming | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was brimming |
| you, we, they | were brimming | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been brimming |
| he, she, it | has been brimming | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been brimming |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be brimming |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been brimming |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Her letter was brimming with happiness.
- A holding camp designed for 480 boat people has been brimming with more than 1,000.
- After all, the newspapers are brimming with reports of horrendous attacks on women, so the risk must be considerable.
- As far as an observer can tell, Mueller and Simmons are brimming with that will.
- As she walked down the aisle her heart brimmed over with love and adoration for Charles.
- He came back with it brimming, and dropped some purification tablets into it.
- Her family brimmed over with every species of moral fervor.
- His eyes brimmed and his lids went red.
- She had expected the royal apartments to be brimming with activity.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He seemed to be brimming with confidence.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The bath was full to the brim (=completely full) with hot water.
He seemed to be brimming with confidence. (=be full of it)· Clive walked into the room, brimming with confidence as usual.
(=be very excited and enthusiastic)· Andrea’s voice was brimming with enthusiasm when she told John her plans.
(=fill something completely) a bucket filled to the brim with ice
a bucket filled to the brim with ice The bath was full to the brim (=completely full) with hot water.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1if your eyes brim with tears, or if tears brim from your eyes, you start to crybrim with- As far as an observer can tell, Mueller and Simmons are brimming with that will.
- As he raised it to his lips he saw that it was brimming with drowned black insects.
- By the end of the day, Juliana was brimming over with new-found confidence.
- Even the trench behind the rampart would be brimming with oozing earth.
- He is brimming with unused love, a passion for justice, a need to repent that surpasses what the law ordained.
- Oh the shops are brimming with beauteous treasures.
- Suddenly, she was brimming with happy excitement - which had nothing whatsoever to do with Guido, she kept telling herself.
- With its vintage cable cars and cosmopolitan restaurants, the city is brimming with urbane sophistication.
Her eyes brimmed with tears. Her tears brimmed over again as she started to speak.2be brimming (over) with something to have a lot of a particular thing, quality, or emotion: The flowerbeds were brimming over with flowers. He seemed to be brimming with confidence. Rob was just brimming with enthusiasm.