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Meaning of 'brag' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Brag [ adv.]
- Proudly; boastfully.
2 . Brag [ n.]
- A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.
- The thing which is boasted of.
- A game at cards similar to bluff.
3 . Brag [ v. i.]
- To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self, in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends to do.
- Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
4 . Brag [ v. t.]
- To boast of.

Meaning of 'brag' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . brag [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an instance of boastful talk
Example in sentence:
  • his brag is worse than his fight;
  • whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
2 . brag [ s]
Meaning (2):
- exceptionally good
Example in sentence:
  • a boss hand at carpentry;
  • his brag cornfield

Nearby Words:

brabantine brabble brabblement brabbler braccate bracchia brace braced bracelet bracer

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