Associations to the word «Brag»

Wiktionary

BRAG, verb. (intransitive) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, can do, or has done.
BRAG, verb. (transitive) To boast of.
BRAG, noun. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
BRAG, noun. The thing which is boasted of.
BRAG, noun. (by ellipsis) The card game three card brag.
BRAG, adjective. First-rate.
BRAG, adjective. (archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
BRAG, adverb. (obsolete) proudly; boastfully
BRAG BOOK, noun. (informal) a small personal photo album.
BRAG BOOKS, noun. Plural of brag book
BRAG ON, verb. To speak with pride on behalf of (someone else); to boast of the accomplishments of (someone else).
BRAG SHEET, noun. (US) (Navy) A list of achievements maintained by a serving sailor, used as a means of performance evaluation
BRAG SHEET, noun. (US) A resumé or curriculum vitae consisting of a standard form with a list of questions to be answered

Dictionary definition

BRAG, noun. An instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade".
BRAG, verb. Show off.
BRAG, adjective. Exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn