Definition of brink Brink
/bɹɪˈŋk/ - [bringk] - brink
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NounPlural: brinks |
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| brink - a region marking a boundary | ||
| threshold, verge | ||
| boundary, bound, edge the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | ||
| brink - the edge of a steep place | ||
| brink - the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" | ||
| verge | ||
| boundary, bound, limit the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- brink (n.)
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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brink
The upper edge of a steep.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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brink
bringk, n. the edge or border of a steep place or of a river: (fig.) the very verge of time, at the very point of something—e.g. To be on the brink of death. [Dan. brink, declivity; Ice. bringa, a hillock.]
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🔤- brink, noun, singular of brinks.
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