brim

//brɪm//
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Noun

brimSingular
brimsPlural
1

The projecting edge around the bottom of a hat.

She pulled down the brim of her hat to shade her eyes from the sun.

2

The upper edge or lip of a cup, bowl, or other container.

She filled the cup to the brim with hot tea.

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Verb

brimInfinitive
brimPresent tense
brimmedPast tense
brimmedPast participle
brimmingPresent participle
brimsThird-person singular
1

To be full to the point of overflowing.

Her eyes brimmed with tears of joy.

2

To fill something to the very top.

She brimmed the glass with water.

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