Dictionary
boast
Pronunciation: (bōst), [key]—
v.i.
1. to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, esp. about oneself.
2. to speak with pride (often fol. by
of):
He boasted of his family's wealth.
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v.t.
1. to speak of with excessive pride or vanity:
He boasts himself a genius.
2. to be proud in the possession of:
The town boasts a new school.
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n.
1. a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
Talent is his boast. It is her boast that she has never betrayed a friend.
2. exaggerated or objectionable speech; bragging:
empty boasts and threats. boast
Pronunciation: (bōst), [key]—
v.t. Masonry.
to dress or shape (stone) roughly.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.