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noun
- 1. the extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water: "the brink of the cliffs" Similar Opposite
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BRINK definition: 1. the point where a new or different situation is about to begin: 2. the edge of a cliff or other…. Learn more.
The meaning of BRINK is edge; especially : the edge at the top of a steep place. How to use brink in a sentence.
noun. the edge, border, or verge of a steep place. the brink of the precipice. the highest point; top. the sun fell below the brink of the hill. the land at the edge of a body of water. the verge of an event or state. the brink of disaster.
If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it.
1. the edge, border, or verge of a steep place: the brink of the precipice. 2. the highest point; top: the sun fell below the brink of the hill. 3. (Physical Geography) the land at the edge of a body of water. 4. the verge of an event or state: the brink of disaster.
The noun brink describes the edge of a steep drop-off or slope, or the edge of a boundary marking where something begins, like the brink of a pond. Brink also describes the figurative edge or start of something.
Definition of brink noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "BRINK": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
to be in a situation where something bad is going to happen very soon: The two countries are on the brink of war. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
The edge, esp. at the top of a steep place; verge. At the brink of war. The bank, esp. when steep, of a river or other body of water. The point at which something is likely to begin; the verge.
