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Brink - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Brink' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.

Meaning of 'Brink' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . brink [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the limit beyond which something happens or changes
Example in sentence:
  • on the brink of bankruptcy;
  • on the verge of tears