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Verb: brag (bragged,bragging)  brag
  1. Show off, esp. with exaggeration
    "He was always bragging about his athletic achievements";
    - boast, swash [archaic], shoot a line [informal], gas [informal], blow [informal], bluster, vaunt, gasconade [archaic], skite [Austral, NZ, informal]
Noun: brag  brag
  1. An instance of boastful talk
    "his brag is worse than his fight";
    - bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing [US], gasconade [archaic], vapouring [Brit, Cdn]
Adjective: brag  brag
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Exceptionally good
    "his brag cornfield";
    - boss [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: brags, bragging, bragged

See also: superior

Type of: amplify, boast, boasting, exaggerate, hyperbolise [Brit], hyperbolize, jactitation, magnify, overdraw, overstate, self-praise, skite [Austral, NZ, informal]

Encyclopedia: Brag