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brag
 
PRONUNCIATION:  brg
VERB:Inflected forms: bragged, brag·ging, brags
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To talk boastfully. See synonyms at boast1.
TRANSITIVE VERB: To assert boastfully.
NOUN:1. A boast. 2. Arrogant or boastful speech or manner. 3. Something boasted of. 4. A braggart; a boaster. 5. Games A card game similar to poker.
ADJECTIVE:Inflected forms: brag·ger, brag·gest
Exceptionally fine.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English braggen, from brag, ostentatious.
OTHER FORMS:bragger —NOUN
 
 
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