brook
brook /ˈbrʊk/
noun
-
()
A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
(
brook
, creek
)
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
The creek dried up every summer
the creek dried up every summer
verb
-
()
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant
(
digest
, stick out
, stomach
, abide
, brook
, endure
, put up
, support
, tolerate
, bear
, stand
, suffer
)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
I cannot bear his constant criticism
I cannot bear his constant criticism
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
He learned to tolerate the heat
he learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage