brim

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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),brimmed, brim·ming.
  1. to be full to the brim.

verb (used with object),brimmed, brim·ming.
  1. to fill to the brim.

Origin of brim

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First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English brimme “brink, rim” (earlier, “shore, bank”); apparently akin to Middle High German brem, (German Bräme), Old Norse barmr “rim, edge”

synonym study For brim

1. See rim.

Other words from brim

  • brimless, adjective
  • brim·ming·ly, adverb
  • un·brim·ming, adjective

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[ brim ]

noun,plural (especially collectively) brim, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) brims.
  1. Southern U.S. bream1 (def. 4).

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British Dictionary definitions for brim

brim

/ (brɪm) /


noun
  1. the upper rim of a vessel: the brim of a cup

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

  1. the brink or edge of something

verbbrims, brimming or brimmed
  1. to fill or be full to the brim: eyes brimming with tears

Origin of brim

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C13: from Middle High German brem, probably from Old Norse barmr; see berm

Derived forms of brim

  • brimless, adjective

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Other Idioms and Phrases with brim

brim

see filled to the brim.

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