"to the brim" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to the brim, {{en-PP}} to the brim
  1. (figurative) To the point of being full, almost overflowing. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: to the full Translations (full): piripintaan (Finnish), à ras bord (French), a cugulo (Galician), randvoll [adjective] (German), bis zum Rand (e) (German), bis zum Spund (e) [dated] (German), μέχρι τα μπούνια (méchri ta boúnia) (Greek), fino all'orlo (Italian), до краёв (do krajóv) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-to_the_brim-en-prep_phrase-8H~hEpx5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'full': 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, brim.
    Sense id: en-to_the_brim-en-prep_phrase-fUhR34Ah
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