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To be full of something, especially to the point of overflowing
“For the vegetarians, plates would be piled high with tofu and sweet potatoes, and bowls would brim with red chile.”
To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top
“Pass the roast duck and brim the glass with wine!”
To overflow or spill out from
“Tears would brim from the eyes at the very mention of his name.”
To pack or fill very tightly
To cascade or issue forth from somewhere
Plural for an upper edge, especially of a cup, bowl, or other container
“He becomes so distracted that he barely notices when the tea reaches the brim of the teacup.”
Plural for the projecting edge around the bottom of a hat
“The brim of his hat had, on one side, by much handling, been worn off quite to the crown.”
Plural for the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water
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