Thesaurus: brag

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1. v. i. 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.
2. v. t. To boast of.
3. n. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification.
4. n. The thing which is boasted of.
5. n. A game at cards similar to bluff.
6. v. i. Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
7. adv. Proudly; boastfully.
8. adj. exceptionally good
9. n. an instance of boastful talk
10. v. show off
11. 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. Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, Brags of his substance, not of ornament. Shak. Syn. -- To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk big. To boast of. [Obs.] Shak. 1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or self glorification. Cæsar . . . made not here his brag Of "came," and "saw," and "overcame." Shak. 2. The thing which is boasted of. Beauty is Nature's brag. Milton. 3. A game at cards similar to bluff. Chesterfield. Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. [Arhaic] A brag young fellow. B. Jonson. Proudly; boastfully. [Obs.] Fuller.
12. To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self,in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder; to talkboastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to brag of one'sexploits, courage, or money, or of the great things one intends todo.Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, Brags of his substance,not of ornament. Shak.