Definition of boast Boast
/bowˈst/ - [bowst] - boast
We found 21 definitions of boast from 7 different sources.
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What does boast mean?
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NounPlural: boasts |
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| boast - speaking of yourself in superlatives | ||
| boasting, self-praise, jactitation | ||
| speech act the use of language to perform some act | ||
| brag, bragging, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing, crow an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" | ||
| braggadocio, rhodomontade, rodomontade, bluster vain and empty boasting | ||
| vaunt extravagant self-praise | ||
Verb |
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| boast - show off | ||
| tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade | ||
| hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, magnify, amplify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" | ||
| puff blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" | ||
| gloat, crow, triumph dwell on with satisfaction | ||
| boast - wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" | ||
| sport, feature | ||
| feature, have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- boast (v. i.)
To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; as, to boast of one's exploits courage, descent, wealth. - boast (v. i.)
To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult. - boast (v. t.)
To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol. - boast (v. t.)
To display vaingloriously. - boast (v. t.)
To possess or have; as, to boast a name. - boast (v. t.)
To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. - boast (v. t.)
To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required. - boast (n.)
Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging. - boast (n.)
The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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boast
To show off.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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boast
bōst, v.i. to talk vaingloriously: to brag (with of),—v.t. to brag of: speak proudly or confidently of, esp. justifiably: to magnify or exalt one's self.—n. an expression of pride: a brag: the cause of boasting.—adj. Boast′ful, given to brag.—adv. Boast′fully.—ns. Boast′fulness, Boast′ing, ostentatious display: vaunting.—adj. Boast′less, without boasting; simple, unostentatious. [M. E. bost, of doubtful origin; apparently W. bostio, Gael. bòsd, a bragging, are borrowed.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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boast
Great boast, small roast.
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