Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
brim over — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms brim over : present tense I/you/we/they brim over he/she/it brims over present participle brimming over past tense brimmed over past participle brimmed over 1) to be too full, so that something is falling… … English dictionary
brim — brim1 [ brım ] noun count 1. ) the part of a hat that sticks out from the base 2. ) the top edge of a cup or bowl: She lifted her cup and looked at us over the brim. filled/full to the brim completely full brim brim 2 [ brım ] verb intransitive… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brim — [[t]brɪ̱m[/t]] brims, brimming, brimmed 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, adj N The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom. Rain dripped from the brim of his baseball cap. ...a flat black hat with a wide brim. Derived words:… … English dictionary
brim — I UK [brɪm] / US noun [countable] Word forms brim : singular brim plural brims 1) the part of a hat that sticks out from the base 2) the top edge of a cup or bowl She lifted her cup and looked at us over the brim. • filled/full to the brim… … English dictionary
run over — verb 1. injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑run down • Hypernyms: ↑injure, ↑wound • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
fill — 1 /fIl/ verb 1 MAKE STH FULL a) also fill up (T) to put the right amount of a liquid, substance, or material into a container, or put in enough to make it full: I filled a saucepan and put it on the stove. | You ve filled the bath too full. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fill — fill1 W1S1 [fıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(become/make full)¦ 2¦(large thing/number)¦ 3¦(sound/smell/light)¦ 4¦(emotions)¦ 5¦(provide something)¦ 6¦(spend time)¦ 7¦(perform a job)¦ 8¦(crack/hole)¦ 9 fill yourself (up)/fill your face … Dictionary of contemporary English
