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1. (n.) brook
a small natural stream of fresh water.
2. (v.t.) brook
to bear; suffer; tolerate:
I will brook no interference.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME brouken, OE brūcan)
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1. (verb) brook, creek
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
"the creek dried up every summer"
2. (verb) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
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"
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1. (noun) brook
a small stream
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1. (verb) Brook
a natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek
2. (verb) Brook
to use; to enjoy
3. (verb) Brook
to bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint
4. (verb) Brook
to deserve; to earn
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Sense: a small stream.
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 Afrikaans: spruit, lopie, beek |
 Arabic: جَدْوَل، غَدير |
 Bulgarian: поточе |
 Brazilian: riacho |
 Czech: potok,říčka |
 German: der Bach |
 Danish: bæk; kilde; vandløb |
 Greek: ρυάκι |
 Spanish: arroyo |
 Estonian: oja |
 Farsi: نهر |
 Finnish: puro |
 French: ruisseau |
 Hebrew: פֶּלֶג |
 Hindi: छोटी नदी |
 Croatian: potok |
 Hungarian: csermely |
 Indonesian: anak sungai |
 Italian: ruscello |
 Japanese: 小川 |
 Korean: 시내 |
 Lithuanian: upelis, upokšnis |
 Latvian: strauts |
 Malay: anak sungai |
 Dutch: beek |
 Norwegian: bekk |
 Polish: strumyk |
 Persian: نهر |
 Pashto: نار |
 Portuguese: riacho |
 Romanian: pârâu |
 Russian: ручей |
 Slovak: potok |
 Slovenian: potok |
 Serbian: rečica |
 Swedish: bäck |
 Thai: ลำห้วย |
 Turkish: dere,çay |
 Taiwanese: 小河 |
 Ukrainian: струмок |
 Urdu: ایک چھوٹی ندی |
 Vietnamese: suối nhỏ |
 Chinese: 小河 |
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