brag | ||
1. | [ verb ] show off | |
Synonyms: | boast bluster vaunt gas shoot_a_line blow swash gasconade tout | |
Related terms: | overstate gloat puff bravado boast braggadocio loudmouth blowhard | |
2. | [ adjective ] (informal) exceptionally good | |
Synonyms: | boss | |
Examples: | "a boss hand at carpentry" "his brag cornfield" |
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Related terms: | colloquialism superior | |
3. | [ noun ] an instance of boastful talk | |
Synonyms: | crow crowing vaporing line-shooting gasconade bragging | |
Examples: | "his brag is worse than his fight" "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" |
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Related terms: | boast boast gloat | |
Similar spelling: |
Braga Bragg Bragi Brage Braggs braggy brig brewage broca break Brugh brusa Briggs broach Breaux breach brogue Brough Breakey Braz Broz Bris |