Definition for
boast
– To threaten; utter a threat.
– To brag; vaunt; speak vaingloriously or exaggeratedly, as of one's own worth, property, deeds, etc.
– To glory or exult on account (of); speak with laudable pride.
– To be possessed, as of something remarkable or admirable: often used jocosely.
– Synonyms To bluster (about), vapor, crow (about a thing, or over a person), swell, talk big, put on airs.
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To brag of; speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation: as, to
– To glory or exult in possessing; have as a source of pride: often in a jocose sense: as, the village boasts a public pump.
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