Sekirov Dictionary

boast

UK /bəʊst/US /boʊst/

verb 7
noun 3
forms 5

verb7

•
To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
- On no account will he or any other kind be able to boast that he's escaped the pursuit of those who can follow so detailed and comprehensive a method of enquiry. — 2005
•
[with about or of] To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
- Lest bad men should boast / Their specious deeds. — 1667
•
To possess (a special and desirable quality).
- The hotel boasts one of the best views of the sea.
- His family boasted a famous name.
To play a boast shot.
To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
•
(no longer used) To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
- In God we boast all the day long. — 1611

noun3

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.

forms

boasted · boasting · boasteth · boasts · boastest

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