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BRAG
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Irregular inflected forms: bragged , bragging
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instance of boastful talk
Example:
whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
Synonyms:
brag; bragging; crow; crowing; gasconade; line-shooting; vaporing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("brag" is a kind of...):
boast; boasting; jactitation; self-praise (speaking of yourself in superlatives)
Derivation:
brag (show off)
braggy (exhibiting self-importance)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exceptionally good
Example:
his brag cornfield
Synonyms:
boss; brag
Classified under:
Similar:
superior (of high or superior quality or performance)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they brag ... he / she / it brags
Past simple: bragged
Past participle: bragged
-ing form: bragging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Show off
Synonyms:
blow; bluster; boast; brag; gas; gasconade; shoot a line; swash; tout; vaunt
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "brag" is one way to...):
amplify; exaggerate; hyperbolise; hyperbolize; magnify; overdraw; overstate (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "brag"):
puff (speak in a blustering or scornful manner)
crow; gloat; triumph (dwell on with satisfaction)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody
Derivation:
brag (an instance of boastful talk)
braggart; bragger (a very boastful and talkative person)
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