11 definitions found for brink

Brink BRINK, n. The edge, margin or border of a steep place, as of a precipice, or the bank of a river.

brink n 1: a region marking a boundary [syn: brink, threshold, verge] 2: the edge of a steep place 3: the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" [syn: verge, brink]

brink noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse brekka slope; akin to Middle Dutch brink grassland Date: 13th century 1. edge; especially the edge at the top of a steep place 2. a bank especially of a river 3. the point of onset ; verge <on the brink of war> 4. the threshold of danger

brink
n.
1 the extreme edge of land before a precipice, river, etc., esp. when a sudden drop follows.
2 the furthest point before something dangerous or exciting is discovered.
Phrases and idioms:
on the brink of about to experience or suffer; in imminent danger of.
Etymology: ME f. ON: orig. unkn.

brink If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it. Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse... Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war. = verge N-SING: usu on/to/from the N of n

brink brɪŋk n. 1 the extreme edge of land before a precipice, river, etc., esp. when a sudden drop follows. 2 the furthest point before something dangerous or exciting is discovered. øon the brink of about to experience or suffer; in imminent danger of. [ME f. ON: orig. unkn.]

Brink 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.

BRINK brink: saphah, or sepheth = "the lip," "margin," "bank," "edge" (Ge 41:3; Ex 2:3; 7:15); qatseh, or qetseh = "an extremity," "border," "brim" (Jos 3:8,15; Isa 19:7; Da 12:5). See BRIM.

brink n. 1. Edge, border, margin, verge, brow. 2. Shore, bank, brim, rim, margin, marge, sands, border.

brink brɪŋk n. 1 edge, brim, rim, margin, lip, border: He lost his footing and almost went over the brink into the gorge. 2 verge, point: He was on the brink of telling them everything, but suddenly remembered his promise.

35 Moby Thesaurus words for "brink": bank, board, border, bordure, brim, brow, coast, edge, featheredge, flange, frame, fringe, hem, labellum, labium, labrum, ledge, limb, limbus, lip, list, marge, margin, perimeter, periphery, point, ragged edge, rim, selvage, shore, side, sideline, skirt, threshold, verge