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brink

[ bringk ]

noun

  1. the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
  2. any extreme edge; verge.
  3. a crucial or critical point, especially of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs:

    We were on the brink of war.



brink

/ ɪŋ /

noun

  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. the land at the edge of a body of water
  4. the verge of an event or state

    the brink of disaster

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԰l adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of brink1

1250–1300; Middle English brink < Old Norse ( Danish ) brink, cognate with MLG brink edge, hillside, Old Norse brekka slope, hill
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of brink1

C13: from Middle Dutch brinc , of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse brekka slope, Middle Low German brink edge of a field
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When they were pushed to the brink last season by Manchester City, winning their fifth successive title on goal difference, they responded by signing Champions League winners Bronze and Keira Walsh from Barcelona.

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In a study that provides hope for the long-term future of a creature that was pushed to the brink of extinction, scientists released 18 captive-bred axolotls in restored and artificial wetland close to Mexico City.

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This month, whales have died in Long Beach and Huntington Beach from the toxin and dozens of pelicans have become ill, with their offspring on the brink of starvation.

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With Murray cooking the Clippers for a series-high 43 points, they trail the best-of-seven series 3-2 and are on the brink of being eliminated in the first round for the third straight season.

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She pushed herself to the brink of total exhaustion.

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