What is the meaning of brook?

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