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B0484100 (brĭm)n.1. The uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin.2. A projecting rim or edge, especially around the bottom of a hat.3. Full capacity: "No sooner had the fighting started than the hotel filled to the brim with a most extraordinary collection of people" (George Orwell).v. brimmed, brim·ming, brims v.intr.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.v.tr. To fill to the brim.

[Middle English brimme.]

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(brɪm) n1. the upper rim of a vessel: the brim of a cup. 2. a projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat. 3. the brink or edge of somethingvb, brims, brimming or brimmedto fill or be full to the brim: eyes brimming with tears. [C13: from Middle High German brem, probably from Old Norse barmr; see berm] ˈbrimless adj

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(brɪm)

n., v. brimmed, brim•ming. n. 1. the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink. 2. a projecting edge: the brim of a hat. 3. a margin. v.i. 4. to be full to the brim. v.t. 5. to fill to the brim. [1175–1225; Middle English brimme brink, rim] brim′less, adj. brim′ming•ly, adv. syn: See rim.

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Past participle: brimmed
Gerund: brimming

Imperative
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Present
I brim
you brim
he/she/it brims
we brim
you brim
they brim

Preterite
I brimmed
you brimmed
he/she/it brimmed
we brimmed
you brimmed
they brimmed

Present Continuous
I am brimming
you are brimming
he/she/it is brimming
we are brimming
you are brimming
they are brimming

Present Perfect
I have brimmed
you have brimmed
he/she/it has brimmed
we have brimmed
you have brimmed
they have brimmed

Past Continuous
I was brimming
you were brimming
he/she/it was brimming
we were brimming
you were brimming
they were brimming

Past Perfect
I had brimmed
you had brimmed
he/she/it had brimmed
we had brimmed
you had brimmed
they had brimmed

Future
I will brim
you will brim
he/she/it will brim
we will brim
you will brim
they will brim

Future Perfect
I will have brimmed
you will have brimmed
he/she/it will have brimmed
we will have brimmed
you will have brimmed
they will have brimmed

Future Continuous
I will be brimming
you will be brimming
he/she/it will be brimming
we will be brimming
you will be brimming
they will be brimming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been brimming
you have been brimming
he/she/it has been brimming
we have been brimming
you have been brimming
they have been brimming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been brimming
you will have been brimming
he/she/it will have been brimming
we will have been brimming
you will have been brimming
they will have been brimming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been brimming
you had been brimming
he/she/it had been brimming
we had been brimming
you had been brimming
they had been brimming

Conditional
I would brim
you would brim
he/she/it would brim
we would brim
you would brim
they would brim

Past Conditional
I would have brimmed
you would have brimmed
he/she/it would have brimmed
we would have brimmed
you would have brimmed
they would have brimmed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brim - the top edge of a vessel or other containerlip, rimshoe collar, collar - the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or bootedge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
	2.	brim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hateyeshade, visor, vizor, peak, bill - a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brimprojection - any structure that branches out from a central supportsnap brim - a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides
Verb	1.	brim - be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	2.	brim - fill as much as possible; "brim a cup to good fellowship"fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

brim

noun1. peak, shade, shield, visor Rain dripped from the brim of his baseball cap.2. rim, edge, border, lip, margin, verge, brink, flange The toilet was full to the brim with insects.verb1. be full, spill, well over, run over, overflow, spill over, brim over They are brimming with confidence.2. fill, well over, fill up, overflow Michael looked at him imploringly, his eyes brimming with tears.

brim

noun1. The projecting rim on the front of a cap:bill, peak, visor.2. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:border, borderline, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge.Chiefly Military: perimeter.

Translations

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brim

(brim) noun1. the top edge of a cup, glass etc. The jug was filled to the brim. （碗）边 2. the edge of a hat. She pulled the brim of her hat down over her eyes.帽边 verb – past tense, past participle brimmed – to be, or become, full to the brim. Her eyes were brimming with tears.满溢

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full to the brim

Completely full; teeming; having no room to spare. I've got so many meetings and deadlines these days that my schedule is full to the brim! Her mind was full to the brim with ideas for her new book. I felt full to the brim after my grandmother's Thanksgiving meal.See also: brim, full

brim over

1. Of a liquid, to flow over the top of a container. Turn off the burner before the soup brims over!2. To exhibit something, such as a trait or emotion, to a great degree. With our trip just days away, the kids are totally brimming over with excitement. This song just brims over with emotion.See also: brim, over

brim with (something)

To exhibit something, such as a trait or emotion, to a great degree. With our trip just days away, the kids are totally brimming with excitement. This song just brims with emotion.See also: brim

filled to the brim

1. Completely full; teeming; having no room to spare. I've got so many meetings and deadlines these days that my schedule is filled to the brim! Her mind was filled to the brim with ideas for her new book. I felt filled to the brim after my grandmother's Thanksgiving meal.2. Intensely experiencing a particular feeling or emotion. She is filled to the brim with nervous energy now that her performance is just a week away.See also: brim, fill

brim over (with something)

and brim with somethingto overflow with something. The basket was brimming over with flowers. I was brimming with confidence after my recent success.See also: brim, over

brimming with something

Fig. full of some kind of happy behavior. The volunteer workers were brimming with goodwill. The smiling children were brimming with joy.See also: brim

filled to the brim

filled all the way full; filled up to the top edge. I like my coffee cup filled to the brim. If the glass is filled to the brim, I can't drink without spilling the contents.See also: brim, fill

filled to the brim

As full as possible; also, completely satisfied. For example, We're filled to the brim with excitement. This expression transfers the idea of a container filled to the very top. W.S. Gilbert used it in the comic opera The Mikado (1885): "Three little maids from school are we, Filled to the brim with girlish glee." [c. 1600] See also: brim, fill

brim

n. a hat. Man, that is one fine brim you got.

filled to the brim

As full of something as possible. The transfer from a container filled to the very top to other matters took place in the sixteenth century, so by 1601 Shakespeare wrote, “He will fill thy wishes to the brimme” (“Antony and Cleopatra,” 3.13). W. S. Gilbert used the term to describe the three little maids in The Mikado (1885): “Filled to the brim with girlish glee.”See also: brim, fill

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noun peak

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noun rim

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verb be full

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verb fill

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noun the projecting rim on the front of a cap

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noun a fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary

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noun the top edge of a vessel or other container

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noun a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat

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verb be completely full

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verb fill as much as possible

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