Definitions for boastboʊst

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

boast^*boʊst(v.i.)

to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, esp. about oneself; brag.
Archaic.to rejoice proudly; exult.
(v.t.)to speak of with excessive pride or vanity.
to be proud in the possession of:
The town boasts two new schools.
(n.)a thing boasted of; a cause for pride.
exaggerated speech; bragging:
empty boasts and threats.

^* Syn: boast , brag imply vocal self-praise or claims to superiority over others. boast usu. refers to a particular ability, possession, etc., that may justify a good deal of pride: He boasts of his ability as a singer.brag , a more informal term, usu. suggests a more ostentatious and exaggerated boasting but less well-founded: He brags loudly about his marksmanship.

Origin of boast:

1250–1300; ME bost, of uncert. orig.

boast′ing•ly(adv.)

boastboʊst(v.t.)

to dress or shape (stone) roughly.
Category: Building Trades

Origin of boast:

1815–25

Princeton's WordNet

boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation(verb)
speaking of yourself in superlatives
boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade(verb)
show off
sport, feature, boast(verb)
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
"she was sporting a new hat"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

boast(verb)ʊst
to make a statement with too much pride; = brag
to boast about her new car; his ridiculous boasts

Wiktionary

boast(Noun)
A brag, a loud appraisal of oneself
boast(Noun)
A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall
boast(Noun)
An oath or toast made during a ritual in Heathenry.
boast(Verb)
to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself
boast(Verb)
To play a boast shot
boast(Verb)
To possess something special.
The hotel boasts one of the best views of the sea.

Webster Dictionary

Boast(verb)
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
Boast(verb)
to speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult
Boast(verb)
to display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol
Boast(verb)
to display vaingloriously
Boast(verb)
to possess or have; as, to boast a name
Boast(verb)
to dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel
Boast(verb)
to shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required
Boast(noun)
act of boasting; vaunting or bragging
Boast(noun)
the cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation