brook

(brʊk)
n. Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
See creek (sense 1). See Regional Note at run.

[Middle English, from Old English brōc.]

brook² (brʊk)
tr.v., brooked, brook·ing, brooks.
To put up with; tolerate: We will brook no further argument.

[Middle English brouken, from Old English brūcan, to use, enjoy.]

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noun

A small stream: creek. Chiefly Regional branch, kill, run. See dry/wet.

brook²

verb

To put up with: abide, accept, bear, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal lump. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept/reject.

IN BRIEF: A tiny stream of water.

Kelly liked to fish in the brook behind the barn.

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• Inland Waterways and Lakes - brook: small stream of fresh water

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - bæk

2.
v. tr. - tåle, finde sig i

Nederlands (Dutch)
beek, (geduldig) verdragen

Français (French)
1.
n. - ruisseau

2.
v. tr. - tolérer, souffrir, supporter, admettre/souffrir (un délai)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Bach

2.
v. - dulden, ertragen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ποταμάκι, ρυάκι
v. - ανέχομαι, υπομένω

Italiano (Italian)
ruscello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - riacho (m)
v. - tolerar

Русский (Russian)
ручей, терпеть

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - arroyo, riachuelo

2.
v. tr. - sufrir, aguantar, tolerar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bäck
v. - tråla, fördraga, finna sig i

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 小河, 小溪

2. 容忍, 容许

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 小河, 小溪

2.
v. tr. - 容忍, 容許

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 시내

2.
v. tr. - ~에 견디다, ~을 허락하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小川
v. - 耐える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جدول مائي, نهر صغير (فعل) تحمل, أطاق, صبر على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נחל קטן, פלג, פלגלג‬
v. tr. - ‮סבל, נשא‬

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