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NOUN (1)

1. an instance of boastful talk;
- Example: "his brag is worse than his fight"
- Example: "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
[syn: brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade]


VERB (1)

1. show off;
[syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. exceptionally good;
- Example: "a boss hand at carpentry"
- Example: "his brag cornfield"
[syn: boss, brag]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brag \Brag\, v. t. To boast of. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brag \Brag\, n. 1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification. [1913 Webster] C[ae]sar . . . made not here his brag Of "came," and "saw," and "overcame." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing which is boasted of. [1913 Webster] Beauty is Nature's brag. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. A game at cards similar to bluff. --Chesterfield. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brag \Brag\, a. [See Brag, v. i.] Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] A brag young fellow. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brag \Brag\, adv. Proudly; boastfully. [Obs.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brag \Brag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bragged; p. pr. & vb. n. Bragging.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F. braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the same root as E. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast. ?95.] 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. [1913 Webster] Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, Brags of his substance, not of ornament. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

brag adj 1: exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" [syn: boss, brag] n 1: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade] v 1: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]