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BRINK

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• BRINK (noun)
The noun BRINK has 3 senses:

1. a region marking a boundary
2. the edge of a steep place
3. the limit beyond which something happens or changes

Familiarity information: BRINK used as a noun is uncommon.

• BRINK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A region marking a boundary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

brink; verge; threshold

Hypernyms ("brink" is a kind of...):

bound; boundary; edge (a line determining the limits of an area)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The edge of a steep place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("brink" is a kind of...):

border; edge (the boundary of a surface)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

The limit beyond which something happens or changes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

verge; brink

Context examples:

on the verge of tears / on the brink of bankruptcy

Hypernyms ("brink" is a kind of...):

bound; boundary; limit (the greatest possible degree of something)

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(English proverb)
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(Bhutanese proverb)
"If two thieves quarreled, what was stolen emerges."
(Arabic proverb)
"East or West, home is best."
(Czech proverb)

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