Main Entry: brink

Pronunciation: \ˈbriŋk\

Function: 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