Definitions for: Brink


[n] the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy"
[n] the edge of a steep place
[n] a region marking a boundary



Webster (1913) Definition: Brink, n. [Dan. brink edge, verge; akin to Sw. brink
declivity, hill, Icel. brekka; cf. LG. brink a grassy hill,
W. bryn hill, bryncyn hillock.]
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. ``The brink of
vice.'' --Bp. Porteus. ``The brink of ruin.'' --Burke.

The plashy brink of weedy lake. --Bryant.

Synonyms: threshold, verge, verge

See Also: border, bound, boundary, boundary, bounds, edge, edge, limit

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