boast

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/bəʊst/ English

Definitions

noun

A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
Something that one brags about.“It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting.”
A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.

verb

To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
To play a boast shot.

verb

To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
(sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.

Related words

Synonyms

brag vaunt jactitation gasconade bluster self-praise feature tout blow sport swash gas shoot a line swagger pride flaunt

Associated

proud finest impressive wealth achievements hotels longest biggest rich lowest

Rhymes

host engrossed riposte post utmost outpost toast coast almost uppermost

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