Definitions for boast
boʊstboast

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation(verb)

   speaking of yourself in superlatives

2. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade(verb)

   show off

3. sport, feature, boast(verb)

   wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

   "she was sporting a new hat"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. boast(Noun)

   A brag, a loud appraisal of oneself

2. boast(Noun)

   A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall

3. boast(Noun)

   An oath or toast made during a ritual in Heathenry.

4. boast(Verb)

   to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself

5. boast(Verb)

   To play a boast shot

6. boast(Verb)

   To possess something special.

   The hotel boasts one of the best views of the sea.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Boast(verb)

   to speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult

3. Boast(verb)

   to display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol

4. Boast(verb)

   to display vaingloriously

5. Boast(verb)

   to possess or have; as, to boast a name

6. Boast(verb)

   to dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel

7. Boast(verb)

   to shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required

8. Boast(noun)

   act of boasting; vaunting or bragging

9. Boast(noun)

   the cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'boast' in Verbs Frequency: #981

Anagrams for boast »

1. Boats

2. Sabot

How to pronounce boast?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of boast in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of boast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of boast in a Sentence

1. Matshona Dhliwayo:

   A river cannot boast to a sea.

2. Matshona Dhliwayo:

   A candle cannot boast standing next to the sun.

3. Owen Labrie:

   I wanted to boast to my friends afterward. I misled them.

4. Ferdinand Foch:

   None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.

5. N. P. Willis:

   But he who never sins can little boast Compared to him who goes and sins no more.

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