brags
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brag
• garbs, grabs
Source: Wiktionary
Brag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bragged; p. pr. & vb. n. Bragging.] Etym: [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. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast. 95.]
Definition: 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.
Brag, v. t.
Definition: To boast of. [Obs.] Shak.
Brag, n.
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.
Brag, a. Etym: [See Brag, v. i.]
Definition: Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited. [Arhaic] A brag young fellow. B. Jonson.
Brag, adv.
Definition: Proudly; boastfully. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
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