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brook
noun
verb
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
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noun
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
“the creek dried up every summer”
verb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
“I cannot bear his constant criticism”
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the creek dried up every summer
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
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