- 1. v. t. A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To use; to enjoy. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To deserve; to earn. Source: opted
- 5. n. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) Source: wordnet
- 6. v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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. Source: adambom
- 9. v:32/n:68 n. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) Source: ecdict
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