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brim

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Noun

  1. Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.
  2. Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge: The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container.
  3. Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge: A projecting rim.
  4. A projecting rim: That of a hat.
  5. Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge: The upper edge or surface of water.
  6. Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge: The surface of the ground.
  7. Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge: A brink or edge.
  8. The sea; ocean; water; flood.
  9. Synonym of bream (“a freshwater fish from one of a number of genera”); specifically (US), the redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus).
  10. The period when a sow (“female pig”) is ready to mate; a heat, an oestrus, a rut; also, an act of a boar (“male pig”) and sow mating.
  11. An irascible, violent woman.

Verb

  1. To fill (a container) to the brim (noun sense 1.1), top, or upper edge.
  2. To fill (something) fully.
  3. To be full until almost overflowing.
  4. Of a boar (“male pig”): to mate with (a sow (“female pig”)); to rut.
  5. Of a sow: to be in heat; to rut; also, to mate with a boar.

Adjective

  1. Synonym of breme (“of the sea, wind, etc.: fierce; raging; stormy, tempestuous”).

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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