Brag
Definition of Brag
| v. i. | 1. | 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. | | v. t. | 1. | To boast of. | | n. | 1. | A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.Cæsar . . . made not here his bragOf " came," and " saw," and " overcame." - Shak. | | 2. | The thing which is boasted of. | | 3. | A game at cards similar to bluff. | | a. | 1. | Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. | | adv. | 1. | Proudly; boastfully. |
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