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verb (used without object), bragged, brag·ging. to use boastful language; boast: He bragged endlessly about his high score.
verb (used with object), bragged, brag·ging. to boast of: He bragged that he had won.
noun a boast or vaunt.
a thing to boast of.
a boaster.
an old English card game similar to poker.
adjective Archaic . unusually fine; first-rate.
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Origin of brag 1350–1400; Middle English brag (noun) ostentation, arrogance, braggen (v.); of obscure origin
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synonym study for brag 1 . See boast1 .
OTHER WORDS FROM brag brag·ging·ly, adverb bragless, adjective outbrag, verb (used with object), out·bragged, out·brag·ging. o·ver·brag, verb, o·ver·bragged, o·ver·brag·ging.
un·brag·ging, adjective
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Words nearby brag brae, Braeburn, braeheid, Braemar, Braford, brag , Braga, Bragdon, Bragg, braggadocio, braggadocious
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Example sentences from the Web for brag They brag that they focus their “complete attention on executing each step of the distillation process.”
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It is an awesome thing to brag about, that you are in the same circle as Ice Cube.
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Beethoven, of course, was no stranger to megalomania, and he even loved to brag to his friends about his vanity.
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But it appears the 5C did not have enough early hits either domestically or in China for Apple to brag about.
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Suddenly Harvard can brag about its 5.6 percent—or whatever it is—acceptance rate and parents get hysterical.
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We got near a couple of antelope and Mr. Bradford, who was a brag shot and had the best gun, proposed to kill them as we stood.
Death Valley in '49 | William Lewis Manly
The brain worker has little to brag of as against the manual worker.
Psychology | Robert S. Woodworth
“Well, Brag is a good horse, but Win-out is it,” declared Jack.
The Putnam Hall Champions | Arthur M. Winfield
I should be sorry for 'em to take notice of such vulgar insolence as this; for bullies will brag .'
The Attache | Thomas Chandler Haliburton
So at least I gave my Father to understand; but perhaps it was a brag .
Apologia Pro Vita Sua | John Henry Cardinal Newman
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British Dictionary definitions for brag verb brags , bragging or bragged to speak of (one's own achievements, possessions, etc) arrogantly and boastfully
noun boastful talk or behaviour, or an instance of this
something boasted of his brag was his new car
a braggart; boaster
a card game: an old form of poker
Derived forms of brag bragger , noun bragging , noun , adjective braggingly , adverb Word Origin for brag C13: of unknown origin
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Content related to brag How To Congratulate Yourself Without BraggingNo one likes a braggart, but you can pat yourself on the back with these ways to express some pride in yourself without outright bragging.
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