to overbrim

Examples

• All

• Don't let the pot overbrim while cooking!

• After days of heavy rain, the river began to overbrim and flood the nearby fields.

• The excitement in the room seemed to overbrim as the winner was announced.

• The cup will overbrim if you pour too much.

• When the storm hit, the lake started to overbrim, causing water to spill onto the roads.

• The container was too small, and as I filled it, it began to overbrim with juice.

• If you don't watch the pot closely, it can easily overbrim and create a mess on the stove.

Synonyms

W

to well over

vsto overbrim

22 4.4

To rise and flow out like tears or strong feelings

focuses on making containers so full that contents pass the rim

S

to spill over

vsto overbrim

16 4.2

To move beyond the edge of a container or place

is about filling until contents move past the rim and spread out

R

to run over

vsto overbrim

5 3.2

A liquid flows over the top of its container

is about filling until contents move past the rim because of fullness

O

to overrun

vsto overbrim

4 5.3

Go past a limit or planned time

is specifically about containers becoming so full that contents pass the rim

O

to overfill

vsto overbrim

3 3.9

To put too much into something so it spills out

means making something so full that contents move past the rim

O

to overstuff

vsto overbrim

3 4.6

To put too much into something so it cannot close or is too full

focuses on filling until contents then move past the rim

O

to overtop

vsto overbrim

1 4.8

To flow over the top of something like a wall or river bank

is about filling until contents reach and pass the container edge

O

to overspill

vsto overbrim

• UK

1 4.9

To flow over the edge of a container or limit

describes the process of filling until contents pass the edge

B

to brim over

vsto overbrim

3.6

To flow over the edge when a container or feeling is too full

is about fullness causing contents to move past the rim

O

to overwash

vsto overbrim

• Specialized

6.4

To flow over land or a barrier, covering it with water

concerns filling until contents move past the rim, not wave coverage

Antonyms

U

to underfill

6.5

To put less filling into something than required

How Full

to overbrim

7.8

to fill to the brim

5 2.7

to fill

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology