Found 3 items, similar to brink.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: brink tepi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: brink brink n 1: a region marking a boundary [syn: 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Brink Brink \Brink\ (br[i^][ng]k), 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. [1913 Webster] The plashy brink of weedy lake. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]