to the brim

to the brim
Full, almost overflowing

The van was stuffed to the brim with camping equipment.


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  • full to the brim — filled/full/to the brim phrase completely full Thesaurus: full of people or thingssynonym Main entry: brim * * * see brim …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Brim — Brim, n. [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin to Icel. barmr, Sw. br[ a]m, Dan. br[ae]mme, G. brame, br[ a]me. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea, and akin to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brim — Brim, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brimming}.] To be full to the brim. The brimming stream. Milton. [1913 Webster] {To brim over} (literally or figuratively), to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brim — [brim] n. [ME brimme, akin to ON barmr, rim: for IE base see BROOM] 1. the topmost edge of a cup, glass, bowl, etc. 2. Archaic a) a rim or edge around a body of water b) the water at such an edge 3. a projecting rim or edge of anything …   English World dictionary

  • Brim — Brim, v. t. To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top. [1913 Webster] Arrange the board and brim the glass. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The House of the Rising Sun — est une chanson folk provenant des États Unis, dont la version la plus connue a été enregistrée par le groupe The Animals en 1964. Sommaire 1 Origine 2 Histoire 3 Paroles 4 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The house of the rising sun — est une chanson folk provenant des États Unis. Sommaire 1 Origine 2 Histoire 3 Paroles 4 Les versions …   Wikipédia en Français

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