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brim

Pronunciation: /brɪm/

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Definition of brim

noun

  • 1the projecting edge around the bottom of a hat:a soft hat with a turned-up brim
  • 2the upper edge or lip of a cup, bowl, or other container:he filled her glass to the brim

verb (brims, brimming, brimmed)

[no object] (often as adjective brimming)
  • be full to the point of overflowing:a brimming cup
  • fill something so completely that it almost overflows:large tears brimmed in her eyes
  • be full of a particular quality, feeling, etc.:he is brimming with ideas

Derivatives

brimless

adjective

brimmed

adjective
[in combination]:a wide-brimmed hat

Origin:

Middle English (denoting the edge of the sea or other body of water): perhaps related to German Bräme 'trimming'

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