definition of
brook

[1] #1 brook n. [creek] a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer". wn

[2] #2 brook v. [digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, abide, suffer, put up] put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "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". wn