Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
brag — [bræg] v past tense and past participle bragged present participle bragging [I and T] to talk too proudly about what you have done, what you own etc used to show disapproval = ↑boast ▪ I came out top in the test, he bragged. brag about ▪ Ben s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
brag — [ bræg ] verb intransitive to talk about your achievements or possessions in a proud way that annoys other people: BOAST: I don t mean to brag, but my pecan pie is the best. brag about: I wish she d stop bragging about her famous father. brag… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brag — 01. Stop [bragging] about what a great tennis player you are; nobody cares! 02. Kareem always [bragged] about how smart he was until he failed the final exam. 03. Every boy on the baseball team likes to [brag] that he is the best player, but they … Grammatical examples in English
brag — 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
brag — v. (D; intr.) to brag about * * * [bræg] (D; intr.) to brag about … Combinatory dictionary
brag — verb he liked to brag about his business connections Syn: boast, crow, swagger, swank, bluster, gloat, show off; blow one s own horn, sing one s own praises; informal talk big, lay it on thick … Thesaurus of popular words
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brag — 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
brag — 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
brag — [[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
