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brag B0445000 (brăg)v. bragged, brag·ging, brags v.intr. To talk or write about oneself in a proud or self-impressed way. See Synonyms at boast1.v.tr. To say (something about oneself) boastfully.n.1. A boast.2. Arrogant or boastful speech.3. Games A card game similar to poker.adj. brag·ger, brag·gest Exceptionally fine. [Middle English braggen, from brag, ostentatious.] brag′ger n.brag (bræɡ) vb, brags, bragging or braggedto speak of (one's own achievements, possessions, etc) arrogantly and boastfullyn1. boastful talk or behaviour, or an instance of this2. something boasted of: his brag was his new car. 3. a braggart; boaster4. (Card Games) a card game: an old form of poker[C13: of unknown origin] ˈbragger n ˈbragging n, adj ˈbraggingly advbrag (bræg) v. bragged, brag•ging, n., adj. v.i. 1. to use boastful language; boast. v.t. 2. to declare boastfully. n. 3. a boast or vaunt. 4. a thing to boast of. 5. a boaster. 6. an old English card game similar to poker. adj. 7. first-rate. [1350–1400; Middle English brag (n.) ostentation, braggen (v.)] brag′ger, n. syn: See boast1. brag Past participle: bragged Gerund: bragging
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I brag | you brag | he/she/it brags | we brag | you brag | they brag |
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I bragged | you bragged | he/she/it bragged | we bragged | you bragged | they bragged |
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I am bragging | you are bragging | he/she/it is bragging | we are bragging | you are bragging | they are bragging |
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I have bragged | you have bragged | he/she/it has bragged | we have bragged | you have bragged | they have bragged |
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I was bragging | you were bragging | he/she/it was bragging | we were bragging | you were bragging | they were bragging |
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I had bragged | you had bragged | he/she/it had bragged | we had bragged | you had bragged | they had bragged |
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I will brag | you will brag | he/she/it will brag | we will brag | you will brag | they will brag |
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I will have bragged | you will have bragged | he/she/it will have bragged | we will have bragged | you will have bragged | they will have bragged |
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I will be bragging | you will be bragging | he/she/it will be bragging | we will be bragging | you will be bragging | they will be bragging |
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I have been bragging | you have been bragging | he/she/it has been bragging | we have been bragging | you have been bragging | they have been bragging |
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I will have been bragging | you will have been bragging | he/she/it will have been bragging | we will have been bragging | you will have been bragging | they will have been bragging |
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I had been bragging | you had been bragging | he/she/it had been bragging | we had been bragging | you had been bragging | they had been bragging |
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I would brag | you would brag | he/she/it would brag | we would brag | you would brag | they would brag |
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I would have bragged | you would have bragged | he/she/it would have bragged | we would have bragged | you would have bragged | they would have bragged | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | brag - an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing, bragging, crowboast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise - speaking of yourself in superlatives | Verb | 1. | brag - show off boast, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blowpuff - speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man"exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"crow, gloat, triumph - dwell on with satisfaction | Adj. | 1. | brag - exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"bosscolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechsuperior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
bragverb boast, crow, swagger, vaunt, bluster, talk big (slang), blow your own trumpet, blow your own horn (U.S. & Canad.) He'll probably go around bragging to his friends.bragverbTo talk with excessive pride:boast, crow, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt.Informal: blow.noun1. An act of boasting:boast, braggadocio, fanfaronade, gasconade, rodomontade, vaunt.Informal: blow.2. One given to boasting:boaster, braggadocio, braggart, bragger, vaunter.Informal: blowhard.Slang: blower.adjectiveExceptionally good of its kind:ace, banner, blue-ribbon, capital, champion, excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.Slang: boss.Chiefly British: tophole.Translationsbrag (brӕg) – past tense, past participle bragged – verb to boast. 誇耀,吹牛 夸耀,吹牛 brag
bragging rightsThe authority and freedom to boast or brag of one's achievements that comes from having won a contest or succeeded in some way, especially against a close rival. The game matters little to either team's statistics, but it will ensure bragging rights for the rest of the year.See also: brag, rightbrag about (someone or something)To boast about someone or something, perhaps to an excessive or unwarranted degree. I can't stand being around Marcus ever since his company became such a massive success. The guy just can't stop bragging about it! You're my daughter, and you have such good grades—of course I'm going to brag about you!See also: bragbrag about someone or somethingto boast about someone or something; to talk proudly about someone or something. He bragged about how selfish he was. Jill brags a lot about her kids.See also: bragbragging rights INFORMALIf a person or an organization has bragging rights, they have a reason to be proud. Colleges want to compete for the most talented kids if only for bragging rights. Being acknowledged by a rock band carries certain bragging rights.See also: brag, rightbrag
brag a card game: an old form of poker MedicalSeeCHST15BRAG
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Synonyms for bragverb boastSynonyms- boast
- crow
- swagger
- vaunt
- bluster
- talk big
- blow your own trumpet
- blow your own horn
Synonyms for bragverb to talk with excessive prideSynonyms- boast
- crow
- gasconade
- rodomontade
- vaunt
- blow
noun an act of boastingSynonyms- boast
- braggadocio
- fanfaronade
- gasconade
- rodomontade
- vaunt
- blow
noun one given to boastingSynonyms- boaster
- braggadocio
- braggart
- bragger
- vaunter
- blowhard
- blower
adj exceptionally good of its kindSynonyms- ace
- banner
- blue-ribbon
- capital
- champion
- excellent
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- prime
- quality
- splendid
- superb
- superior
- terrific
- tiptop
- top
- A-one
- bully
- dandy
- great
- swell
- topflight
- topnotch
- boss
- tophole
Synonyms for bragnoun an instance of boastful talkSynonyms- crowing
- gasconade
- line-shooting
- vaporing
- bragging
- crow
Related Words- boast
- boasting
- jactitation
- self-praise
verb show offSynonyms- boast
- gasconade
- shoot a line
- vaunt
- tout
- gas
- bluster
- swash
- blow
Related Words- puff
- exaggerate
- hyperbolise
- hyperbolize
- overstate
- amplify
- magnify
- overdraw
- crow
- gloat
- triumph
adj exceptionally goodSynonymsRelated Words |