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Meaning 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. i.
    To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
  3. v. t.
    To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
  4. v. t.
    To display vaingloriously.
  5. v. t.
    To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
  6. v. t.
    To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
  7. v. t.
    To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
  8. n.
    Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.
  9. n.
    The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.



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