51³Ō¹Ļ

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brag

[brag]

verb (used without object)

bragged, bragging 
  1. to use boastful language; boast.

    He bragged endlessly about his high score.



verb (used with object)

bragged, bragging 
  1. to boast of.

    He bragged that he had won.

    Antonyms:

noun

  1. a boast or vaunt.

  2. a thing to boast of.

  3. a boaster.

  4. an old English card game similar to poker.

adjective

  1. Archaic.Ģżunusually fine; first-rate.

brag

/ ²ś°łĆ¦É” /

verb

  1. to speak of (one's own achievements, possessions, etc) arrogantly and boastfully

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. boastful talk or behaviour, or an instance of this

  2. something boasted of

    his brag was his new car

  3. a braggart; boaster

  4. a card game: an old form of poker

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • braggingly adverb
  • bragless adjective
  • outbrag verb (used with object)
  • overbrag verb
  • unbragging adjective
  • ˈ²ś°ł²¹²µ²µ¾±²Ō²µ noun
  • ˈ²ś°ł²¹²µ²µ±š°ł noun
  • ˈ²ś°ł²¹²µ²µ¾±²Ō²µly adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of brag1

1350–1400; Middle English brag (noun) ostentation, arrogance, braggen (v.); of obscure origin
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of brag1

C13: of unknown origin
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Synonym Study

See boast 1.
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FanDuel banned a man in Philadelphia after he bragged on social media about intimidating three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas at a Grand Slam Track meet two weeks ago.

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He frequently brags about his looks in a way that is utterly out of touch with reality, calling his body "perfect."

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As well as bragging about installing ransomware across the M&S IT system to render it useless, the hackers say they have stolen the private data of millions of customers.

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Ms Matthews said "some very young witnesses" gave key evidence about what happened before and after the attack, "specifically of the two defendants bragging about what had happened".

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Manning also gets bragging rights in the family.

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