BRAG

v. & n.

--v. (bragged, bragging)

1. intr. talk boastfully.

2 tr. boast about.

--n.

1. a card-game like poker.

2 a boastful statement; boastful talk.

Derivatives:

bragger n. braggingly adv.

Etymology: ME, orig. adj., spirited, boastful: orig. unkn.