brag

/bræg/
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brag

He likes to brag about his new car.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To speak with excessive pride about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities; to boast.
    • To declare or assert with excessive or unjustified pride.

  2. Noun:

    • A boastful statement or act; an instance of boastful talk.
    • (Archaic/American English) A person who brags habitually; a boaster.

  3. Adjective:

    • (Chiefly dialectal or archaic) Exceptionally good; first-rate.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • He would constantly brag about his promotion to anyone who would listen.
    • It's impolite to brag about your wealth.
  • Noun:
    • His claim of having met the president was just an empty brag.
    • The story he told was more brag than truth.
  • Adjective:
    • (Less common) He grew a brag crop of tomatoes this year.
Advanced Usage
  • "to brag on (someone/something)": To praise or speak proudly about someone or something, often without the negative connotation of boasting.
    • She loves to brag on her grandchildren's accomplishments.
  • "brag and boast": A common collocation emphasizing the act of boasting.
    • All his brag and boast couldn't hide his lack of experience.
Variants and Related Words
  • Braggart (n): A person who brags a lot.
  • Bragging (n/adj): The act or habit of boasting; boastful.
    • His constant bragging became tiresome.
  • Braggadocio (n): Boastful or arrogant behavior; empty boasting. (A more literary synonym)
Synonyms
  • Verb: Boast, crow, vaunt, swagger, talk big, show off.
  • Noun: Boast, vaunt, crowing, gasconade.
  • Adjective: Excellent, superb, first-class.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
  • Brag about: The most common construction, followed by the object of pride.
    • She bragged about her high test score.
  • Brag that: Used to introduce the content of the boastful statement.
    • He bragged that he could run faster than anyone.
Related Idioms
  • "If you've got it, flaunt it.": An idiom related to the concept of bragging, suggesting that if you possess something desirable, you should show it off. This captures the spirit, though not the exact word, of brag.
  • "All talk and no action": Describes someone who brags but doesn't deliver, relating to empty bragging.
brag

He likes to brag about his new car.

Adjective
  1. exceptionally good
    • a boss hand at carpentry
    • his brag cornfield
Noun
  1. an instance of boastful talk
    • his brag is worse than his fight
    • whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
Verb
  1. show off

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