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brim

1  [brim] noun, verb, brimmed, brim⋅ming.
Use brim in a Sentence
–noun
1. the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink: the brim of a cup.
2. a projecting edge: the brim of a hat.
3. margin.
–verb (used without object)
4. to be full to the brim.
–verb (used with object)
5. to fill to the brim.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME brimme brink, rim (earlier, shore, bank); appar. akin to MHG brem, (G Bräme), ON barmr rim, edge

Related forms:
brimless, adjective
brim⋅ming⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See rim.

brim

2  [brim]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) brim, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) brims.
Southern U.S. bream 1 (def. 4).
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brim   (brĭm)   
n.  

  1. The rim or uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin.

  2. A projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat.

  3. A border or an edge. See Synonyms at border.

  4. 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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
brim

  1. n.
    a hat. : Man, that is one fine brim you got.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

brim 
c.1205, brymme "edge of the sea," of obscure origin, perhaps akin to O.N. barmr "rim" (probably related to Ger. bräme "margin, border, fringe"). O.E. brim meant "sea, surf," and probably was from the Gmc. stem brem- "to roar, rage." Extended by 1525 to cups, basins, hats. Brimming "being full to the brim" is from 1667.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

brim (brĭm)
n.
The rim of the upper opening of the pelvis.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

brim

see filled to the brim.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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