prep_phrase
Meaning 1
To the point of being full, almost overflowing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- Near-synonyms: brimful (adjective), brimfully (adverb); see also Thesaurus:to the full
- The van was stuffed to the brim with camping equipment.
- With an own goal, two penalties and two red cards, this match was full to the brim with controversy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brimful, brimfully, all the way, from soup to nuts, in excelsis, to the backbone, to the bone, to the brim, to the core, to the fullest, to the full, to the gills, to the gunnels, to the hilt, to the marrow, to the max, to the nines, to the nth degree, to the tonsils, to the top of one's bent, top to bottom, up to eleven
Antonyms: none provided