/ bræg; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
( -gg- ) brag to sb (about / of sth) ( disapproving ) to talk too proudly about sth you own or sth you have done
SYN boast :
[ v ]
He bragged to his friends about the crime.
[also v that , v speech ]
■ noun
[ U ] a card game which is a simple form of poker
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (as an adjective in the sense boastful ): of unknown origin ( French braguer is recorded only later).