What does boast mean?
Definitions for boast
boʊstboast
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word boast.
Princeton's WordNet
boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitationverb
speaking of yourself in superlatives
boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconadeverb
show off
sport, feature, boastverb
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
"she was sporting a new hat"
Wiktionary
boastnoun
A brag, a loud appraisal of oneself
boastnoun
A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall
boastnoun
An oath or toast made during a ritual in Heathenry.
boastverb
to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself
boastverb
To play a boast shot
boastverb
To possess something special.
The hotel boasts one of the best views of the sea.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Boastnoun
Etymology: from the verb.
Not Tyro, nor Mycene, match her name,
Nor great Alcmena, the proud boasts of fame. Alexander Pope, Odyss.Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? Rom. ii. 23.
The world is more apt to find fault than to commend; the boast will probably be censured, when the great action that occasioned it, is forgotten. Spectator, №. 255.
To Boastverb
For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed. 2 Cor. vii. 14.
If they vouchsafed to give god the praise of his goodness; yet they did it only, in order to boast the interest they had in him. Francis Atterbury.
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches. Psalm xlix. 6.
Confounded be all them that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols. Psalm xcvii. 7.
To BOASTverb
Etymology: bôst, Welch.
For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia. 2 Cor. ix. 2.
Some surgeons I have met, carrying bones about in their pockets, boasting in that which was their shame. Richard Wiseman.
Thus with your mouth you have boasted against me, and multiplied your words against me. Ezek. xxxv. 13.
Wikipedia
boast
Boasting or bragging is speaking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities. Boasting occurs when someone feels a sense of satisfaction or when someone feels that whatever occurred proves their superiority and is recounting accomplishments so that others will feel admiration or envy.Individuals construct an image of themselves, a personal identity, and present themselves in a manner that is consistent with that image. Theodore Millon theorized that in self-presentation, individuals seek to balance boasting against discrediting themselves with excessive self-promotion or being caught blatantly misrepresenting themselves. Studies show that people often have a limited ability to perceive how their efforts at self-presentation are actually impacting their acceptance and likeability by others.
Webster Dictionary
Boastverb
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
Boastverb
to speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult
Boastverb
to display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol
Boastverb
to display vaingloriously
Boastverb
to possess or have; as, to boast a name
Boastverb
to dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel
Boastverb
to shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required
Boastnoun
act of boasting; vaunting or bragging
Boastnoun
the cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Boast
bōst, v.i. to talk vaingloriously: to brag (with of),—v.t. to brag of: speak proudly or confidently of, esp. justifiably: to magnify or exalt one's self.—n. an expression of pride: a brag: the cause of boasting.—adj. Boast′ful, given to brag.—adv. Boast′fully.—ns. Boast′fulness, Boast′ing, ostentatious display: vaunting.—adj. Boast′less, without boasting; simple, unostentatious. [M. E. bost, of doubtful origin; apparently W. bostio, Gael. bòsd, a bragging, are borrowed.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BOAST
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boast is ranked #64054 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Boast surname appeared 311 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Boast.
68.1% or 212 total occurrences were White.
21.2% or 66 total occurrences were Black.
5.1% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.8% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.5% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'boast' in Verbs Frequency: #981
Anagrams for boast »
sabot
basto
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of boast in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of boast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of boast in a Sentence
The economy has taken a hit under this administration, and while they boast about the infrastructure development, the people are saying we can't eat concrete.
There is a negative proof of the value of Latin No one seems to boast of not knowing it.
We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?
It will yet be the proud boast of women that they never contributed a line to the Bible.
It was the boast of Augustus that he found Rome of brick and left it of marble. But how much nobler will be the sovereign's boast when he shall have it to say that he found law... a sealed book and left it a living letter found it the patrimony of the rich and left it the inheritance of the poor found it the two-edged sword of craft and oppression and left it the staff of honesty and the shield of innocence.
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Translations for boast
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- تباهىArabic
- хваля се, самохвалствоBulgarian
- chlubitCzech
- prale, pralDanish
- angeben, prahlenGerman
- ƒo aɖegbe, aɖegbeƒoƒoEwe
- jactan, ostentarSpanish
- omakehu, leuhkia, rehennellä, lesottaaFinnish
- vantardise, fanfaronnade, se vanterFrench
- התרברב, התפאר, התפארות, התרברבותHebrew
- डींगHindi
- gort, sjálfshól, montIcelandic
- vanteria, vantarsiItalian
- 自慢, 力むJapanese
- ಹೆಗ್ಗಳಿಕೆKannada
- et gloriatusLatin
- lielīties, plātīties, dižotiesLatvian
- whakamānunuMāori
- bogen, opscheppenDutch
- skryt, skryteNorwegian
- szczycić się, przechwalać się, chlubić sięPolish
- se exibir, ostentarPortuguese
- anchaykachayQuechua
- хвалиться, хвастовство, хвастаться, бахвалиться, хвастатьRussian
- chvastať sa, chvastúňstvo, vychvaľovať saSlovak
- skrävla, skryt, skrytaSwedish
- 誇Chinese
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