Definition of 'brook'

Noun

1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
      Synonyms: creek

Verb

1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
      Synonyms: digest endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate support abide suffer put up

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