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Boast Common

Boast has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

speaking of yourself in superlatives

"He loves to boast about how many times he's won first place at the local dog show."

2

A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.

"He loves to boast about his new car whenever he enters a room, drawing attention to how expensive it is."

Verb
1

show off

"He loves to boast about how much money he made last year at every dinner party."

2

wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

"she was sporting a new hat"

3

To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

"The mason boasted the rough granite slab before beginning to carve its intricate details."

4

To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
speech act overstate have
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
brag braggadocio vaunt self-assertion puff gloat
Rhyming Words
ast bast oast east fast nast last vast rast kast gast dast wast past cast tast mast plast avast blast
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