brimming

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brim

1 [brim]

noun, verb, brimmed, brim⋅ming.

–noun

1.	the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink: the brim of a cup.

2.	a projecting edge: the brim of a hat.

–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.

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brim (brĭm)

The rim or uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin.
A projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat.
A border or an edge. See Synonyms at border.
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.

To be full to the brim, often to overflowing: The cup is brimming with chowder.
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.]

Medical Dictionary

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

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