Boast
Definition of Boast
v. i. | 1. | 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. | To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.In God we boast all the day long. - Ps. xliv. 8 | v. t. | 1. | To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol. | | 2. | To display vaingloriously. | | 3. | To possess or have; as, to boast a name. | | 1. | (Masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. | | 2. | (Sculp.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required. | n. | 1. | Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging. | | 2. | The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, - sometimes of laudable pride or exultation. |
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