Definition of bravo Bravo
/bɹɑˈvow/ - [bravow] - bra•vo
We found 12 definitions of bravo from 5 different sources.
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What does bravo mean?
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NounPlural: bravoes |
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| bravo - a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance | ||
| cheer a cry or shout of approval | ||
| bravo - a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" | ||
| assassin, assassinator | ||
| manslayer, murderer, liquidator a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) | ||
| political science, government, politics the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" | ||
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| bravo - applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' | ||
| acclaim, applaud, clap, spat praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bravo (a.)
A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer. - bravo (interj.)
Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bravo
bräv′o, n. a daring villain: a hired assassin:—pl. Bravoes (bräv′ōz). [It. and Sp.] -
bravo
bräv′o, interj. well done: excellent. [It.]
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