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# brim

«brim» in Mova's school dictionary: **its top edge: full to the brim** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (brim, brims); verb (brim, brims, brimmed, brimming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The brim of a cup, glass or bowl is its top edge: full to the brim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/#m1)

2) The brim of a hat is the flat part that sticks out around the bottom and shades your face. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/#m2)

3) To brim (with) means to be full to the top: eyes brimming with tears, brimming with ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety: a hat with a wide brim protects the face, ears and neck from the sun («no hat, no play» at Australian schools). In science, filling a container «to the brim» shows its full capacity; liquids can overflow. In stories, «brimming with excitement» or «eyes brimming with tears» shows strong feeling. Phrases: to the brim, full to the brim, wide-brimmed hat, brimming with.

### examples

- The cup was full to the brim, so I carried it slowly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/#x1)
- Wear a hat with a wide brim in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/#x2)
- The baseball cap only has a brim at the front. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/#x3)
- Her eyes were brimming with tears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/#x4)
- The class was brimming with ideas for the play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/#x5)
- The bath filled to the brim and almost overflowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/#x6)
- And she took the brazen pitcher that she had brought with her, and filled it to the brim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/#x7)

### note

Double m: brimmed, brimming. «Brim» of a cup is the top edge; «rim» is any edge or border — they are close in meaning. A cap's front brim is also called a «peak» (UK) or «bill/visor» (US).

### In the corpora

- [A hat with a wide brim shades your face, ears and neck.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/46-sun-safety/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «brim» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brim/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.