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.

To brag of; speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation: as, to boast what arms can do.

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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