Definition for

brink

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noun – The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice or the bank of a river; verge; hence, close proximity: as, “the precipice's brink,”

noun – to be on the brink of ruin.

noun – Synonyms See rim.

noun – 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. Also Fig.

noun – 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 used figuratively.

noun – the edge of a steep place

noun – a region marking a boundary

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