1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); - Example: "the creek dried up every summer" [syn: brook, creek]
VERB (1)
1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; - Example: "I cannot bear his constant criticism" - Example: "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" - Example: "he learned to tolerate the heat" - Example: "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]