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Definition of Boast
1. Verb. Show off.
Specialized synonyms: Puff, Crow, Gloat, Triumph
Generic synonyms: Amplify, Exaggerate, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate
Derivative terms: Bluster, Bluster, Blusterer, Boaster, Brag, Braggart, Bragger, Gasconade, Vaunt, Vaunter
2. Noun. Speaking of yourself in superlatives.
Generic synonyms: Speech Act
Specialized synonyms: Brag, Bragging, Crow, Crowing, Gasconade, Line-shooting, Vaporing, Bluster, Braggadocio, Rhodomontade, Rodomontade, Vaunt, Self-assertion
3. Verb. Wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner. "She was sporting a new hat"
Definition of Boast
1. 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.
2. v. t. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
3. v. t. To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
4. n. Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.
Definition of Boast
1. Noun. A brag, a loud appraisal of oneself ¹
2. Noun. (squash) A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall ¹
3. Noun. (context: paganism) An oath or toast made during a ritual in Heathenry. ¹
4. Verb. to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself ¹
5. Verb. (squash) To play a boast shot ¹
6. Verb. (ergative) To possess something special. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boast
1. to brag [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: brag
Medical Definition of Boast
1. 1. To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. 2. To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required. Origin: Of uncertain etymology. 1. 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. "By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: . Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Eph. Ii. 8, 9) 2. To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult. "In God we boast all the day long." (Ps. Xiiv. 8) Synonym: To brag, bluster, vapor, crow, talk big. Origin: OE. Bosten, boosten, v, bost, boost, n, noise, boasting; cf. G. Bausen, bauschen, to swell, pusten, Dan. Puste, Sw. Pusta, to blow, Sw. Posa to swell; or W. Bostio to boast, bost boast, Gael. Bosd. But these last may be from English. 1. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol. "Lest bad men should boast Their specious deeds." (Milton) 2. To display vaingloriously. 3. To possess or have; as, to boast a name. To boast one's self, to speak with unbecoming confidence in, and approval of, one's self; followed by of and the thing to which the boasting relates. "Boast not thyself of to-morrow." (Prov. Xxvii) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)