brook > define

noun

• A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river. )
  • usage: "the creek dried up every summer"
  • synonyms: creek

verb

• Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, abide, suffer, put up

• (v.t.) To use; to enjoy.
• (v.t.) To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint.
• (v.t.) To deserve; to earn.
• (v.t.) A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.

• Name Meaning: From an English surname which denoted one who lived near a brook
• Name Origin: English