swagger : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: swagger	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for swagger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swagger adj (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" [syn: groovy, swagger] n an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work Synonym(s): swagman, swagger, swaggie a proud stiff pompous gait Synonym(s): strut, prance, swagger v to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" Synonym(s): tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate Synonym(s): browbeat, bully, swagger act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner Synonym(s): swagger, bluster, swash
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swagger \Swag"ger\, n. A swagman. [Australia]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swagman \Swag"man\, n. A bushman carrying a swag and traveling on foot; -- called also {swagsman}, {swagger}, and {swaggie}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swaggered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swaggering}.] [Freq. of swag.] 1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. A man who swaggers about London clubs. --Beaconsfield. 2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! --Arbuthnot. To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. --Colier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. t. To bully. [R.] --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swagger \Swag"ger\, n. The act or manner of a swaggerer. He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. --W. Irving.