Overbrim

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To flow over the brim of; to overflow. transitive

    "And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells."

  2. 2
    To be so full as to overflow. intransitive

    "And all the while, methought, his voice did swim, As if it drowned in remembrance were Of thoughts which make the moist eyes overbrim: […]"

Synonyms

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overflowcascadecataractdelugeengulffill

Example

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"And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells."

Etymology

From over- + brim.

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