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 | ||