Thesaurus: brook

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1. v. t. A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.
2. v. t. To use; to enjoy.
3. v. t. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint.
4. v. t. To deserve; to earn.
5. n. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
6. v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
7. A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek. The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water. Deut. viii. 7. Empires itself, as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters. Shak. 1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint. Spenser. Shall we, who could not brook one lord, Crouch to the wicked ten Macaulay. 3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] Sir J. Hawkins.
8. A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks ofwater. Deut. viii. 7.Empires itself, as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters.Shak.
9. v:32/n:68 n. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)