brook

/brˈʊk/

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Definitions

Noun
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
Verb
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"