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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/br�k/
audio|en-us-brook.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
OE. broc|br�c. Cognate with Dutch brock#Dutch|brock, German ''Bruch.

Noun
en-noun

1. A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.

Synonyms
beck
burn
creek
stream

Translations
trans-top|a small stream
Arapaho: koh�owu�
Dutch: beek f
Esperanto: rivereto; rojo (poetic)
Finnish: puro#Finnish|puro; oja#Finnish|oja
French: ruisseau m
German: Bach m
Hebrew: פ�� (peleg) m
trans-mid
Interlingua: rivo
Japanese: �� (ogawa)
Portuguese: riacho m
Romanian: p�râu n
Spanish: arroyo m
Swedish: bäck c
Yuchi: sʼakʼo
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Etymology 2
OE. brucan|brūcan. Cognate with Dutch bruiken, German brauchen; related to Latin frui.

Verb
en-verb

1. context|transitive|obsolete|except in Scots To enjoy.
2. transitive To tolerate (usually used in the negative).

#: I will not brook any disobedience.
#: I will brook no refusal.

Translations
See under tolerate#Translations|tolerate.

Scots

Verb
tae brook

1. To enjoy.

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