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English noun: brook | |||
| 1. | brook (object) a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) | ||
| Samples | The creek dried up every summer. | ||
| Synonyms | creek | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stream, watercourse | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brooklet | ||
| Instance hyponym | Aegospotami, Aegospotamos, Bull Run | ||
English verb: brook | |||
| 1. | brook (cognition) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot brook Sue | ||
| Synonyms | abide, bear, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accept, bear up, hold still for, live with, pay, sit out, stand for, swallow, take a joke, take lying down | ||
| Verb group | suffer | ||
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