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brook

1

[ brook ]

noun

  1. a small, natural stream of fresh water.


brook

2

[ brook ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to bear; suffer; tolerate:

    I will brook no interference.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

Brook

1

/ ʊ /

noun

  1. BrookPeter (Paul Stephen)1925MBritishTHEATRE: stage directorFILMS AND TV: director Peter ( Paul Stephen ). born 1925, British stage and film director, noted esp for his experimental work in the theatre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

brook

2

/ ʊ /

noun

  1. a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

brook

3

/ ʊ /

verb

  1. tr; usually used with a negative to bear; tolerate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǴǰ첹, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Ǵǰl adjective
  • Ǵǰl adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of brook1

before 900; Middle English; Old English ō stream; cognate with Dutch broek, German Bruch marsh

Origin of brook2

before 900; Middle English brouken, Old English ū; cognate with Dutch bruiken, German brauchen; akin to Gothic brukjan, Latin ڰī to enjoy
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of brook1

Old English ō ; related to Old High German bruoh swamp, Dutch broek

Origin of brook2

Old English ū ; related to Gothic ūᲹ to use, Old High German ū󲹲 , Latin ڰī to enjoy
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Henry will brook no defiance, no matter how allusive, and so Cromwell must die under the shadow of an axe.

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He told how his father, a police chief in small-town Iowa, was fired because he stood up to the local good-old-boy network, refusing, on principle, to brook their petty tyrannies.

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But some parents, wisely, can’t brook a surveillance state in their home and choose to not inform their kids of this bit of the lore.

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Water rose so quickly in a brook in the town that it caused the wall holding it back to collapse, sending water gushing into the street in seconds along the streets.

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The brook is a Site of Special Scientific Interest; recognised as important for key species to breed and the larger wildlife ecosystem.

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