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1. (n.) brim
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink.
2. brim
a projecting edge:
the brim of a hat.
3. brim
a margin.
4. (v.i.) brim
to be full to the brim.
5. (v.t.) brim
to fill to the brim.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME brimme brink, rim)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) brim, rim, lip
the top edge of a vessel or other container
2. (verb) brim
a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
3. (verb) brim
be completely full
"His eyes brimmed with tears"
4. (verb) brim
fill as much as possible
"brim a cup to good fellowship"
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1. (noun) brim
the edge around a hat
a wide brim
2. brim
***the edge of a container
***full to the brim
3. (verb) brim
to be full of
***music that is brimming with emotion
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) brim
fierce; sharp; cold. See Breme
2. (noun) brim
the rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything
3. (noun) brim
the edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border
4. (noun) brim
the rim of a hat
5. (verb) brim
to be full to the brim
6. (verb) brim
to fill to the brim, upper edge, or top
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Sense: the top edge of a cup, glass etc
The jug was filled to the brim.
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 Afrikaans: rant, kant |
 Arabic: حافّـه |
 Bulgarian: ръб |
 Brazilian: borda |
 Czech: okraj |
 German: der Rand |
 Danish: rand |
 Greek: χείλος |
 Spanish: borde |
 Estonian: äär |
 Farsi: لبه |
 Finnish: astian reuna |
 French: bord |
 Hebrew: שְׂפַת הַסֶפֶל |
 Hindi: कगार |
 Croatian: rub |
 Hungarian: szél (poháré) |
 Indonesian: tepi gelas |
 Icelandic: barmur, brún |
 Italian: orlo |
 Japanese: (コップの) 縁 |
 Korean: 가장자리 |
 Lithuanian: kraštas |
 Latvian: (trauka) mala |
 Malay: bibir gelas |
 Dutch: rand |
 Norwegian: kant, bredd |
 Polish: brzeg |
 Persian: لبه |
 Pashto: څنډه |
 Portuguese: borda |
 Romanian: margine, buză |
 Russian: край |
 Slovak: okraj |
 Slovenian: rob |
 Serbian: rub |
 Swedish: brädd, kant, rand |
 Thai: ขอบ (ภาชนะ) |
 Turkish: ağız |
 Taiwanese: (碗)邊 |
 Ukrainian: край |
 Urdu: کنارا |
 Vietnamese: miệng (bát, chén, cốc) |
 Chinese: （碗）边 |
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