Brag

  • 21brag — UK [bræɡ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms brag : present tense I/you/we/they brag he/she/it brags present participle bragging past tense bragged past participle bragged showing disapproval to talk about your achievements or possessions in a… …

    English dictionary

  • 22brag — [[t]bræg[/t]] v. bragged, brag•ging, n. adj. 1) to use boastful language; boast 2) to declare boastfully 3) a boast or vaunt 4) a thing to boast of 5) a boaster 6) gam an old English card game similar to poker 7) first rate • Etymology:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23brag — /bræg / (say brag) verb (i) (bragged, bragging) 1. to use boastful language; boast: *Those who had more need to brag, or more money to brag with, ordered their clothing from London. –hugh atkinson, 1986. –noun 2. a boast or vaunt. 3. a boaster.… …

  • 24brag — braggingly, adv. bragless, adj. /brag/, v., bragged, bragging, n., adj. v.i. 1. to use boastful language; boast: He bragged endlessly about his high score. v.t. 2. to boast of: He bragged that he had won. n. 3. a boast or vaunt. 4. a thing to… …

    Universalium

  • 25brag — v. (D; intr.) to brag about * * * [bræg] (D; intr.) to brag about …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 26brag — [13] Brag first turned up in English as an adjective, meaning ‘spirited’ or ‘boastful’; the verb and noun did not appear until the 14th century. Where English got the word from, however, remains a mystery. French has braguer ‘brag’, but it is not …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27brag — verb bragged, bragging (I, T) to talk too proudly about what you have done, what you own etc; boast 1 (1): I came out top in the test , he bragged (+ about): Ben s always bragging about his success with women. | brag (that): Julia used to brag… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28brag — [13] Brag first turned up in English as an adjective, meaning ‘spirited’ or ‘boastful’; the verb and noun did not appear until the 14th century. Where English got the word from, however, remains a mystery. French has braguer ‘brag’, but it is not …

    Word origins

  • 29brag — 1. verb to boast Syn: boast 2. noun The card game three card brag. 3. adjective F …

    Wiktionary

  • 30brag — [[t]bræ̱g[/t]] brags, bragging, bragged VERB (disapproval) If you brag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something. [V about n] He s always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer... [V to n] He ll probably go… …

    English dictionary