boast

Formsboasts, boasting, boasted

Pluralboasts

1. 1
   verbintransitive

   To talk in a proud way about yourself, often far too much.

   Like showing off a shiny toy so everyone has to look at you.

   He loves to boast whenever he wins a game.

   Please stop boasting about your test scores.

   Similarbrag, gloat, crow, swagger

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To have a good feature that something can be proud of.

   Like a store proud of having the biggest selection in town.

   The hotel boasts a rooftop pool with wonderful views.

   These new laptops boast longer battery life than older ones.

   Similarpossess, have, feature, offer

   Oppositelack

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To proudly tell people about something good to make yourself look better.

   He likes to boast about his expensive car to the neighbors.

   She boasted of her family's long history in politics.

   Similarbrag, crow, trumpet

   Oppositedownplay

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   Proud words you say to praise yourself and show off.

   Like holding up a big sign telling everyone how great you are.

   That claim turned out to be an empty boast with no truth behind it.

   His endless boasts about his car grew tiresome.

   Similarbrag

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A thing you are proud of and like to show off.

   Like the prize trophy a school proudly puts on display.

   The ancient bridge is the boast of the whole village.

   That recipe is her grandmother's greatest boast.

   Similarpride, glory

   Oppositeshame, disgrace

6. 6
   nouncountable

   In squash, a shot that hits a side wall first and then the front wall.

   Like bouncing a ball off one wall so it reaches another.

   She hit a perfect boast off the side wall to win the rally.

   Defensive boasts buy a player time to get back into position.

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7. 7
   verbintransitive

   In squash, to hit the ball off a side wall so it reaches the front wall.

   Like flicking a ball off one wall so it travels toward another.

   She boasted from the back corner to stay in the rally.

   When trapped deep in the court, players often boast to buy time.

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8. 8
   verbtransitive

   In stonework, to shape the face of a stone using a wide chisel.

   She boasted the stone with a wide chisel, leaving rows of neat lines across its face.

   The old mason showed his son how to boast a block of stone before carving it.

   Similardress

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9. 9
   verbtransitive

   To cut or shape something roughly first, before the careful work.

   The sculptor boasted the marble into a rough figure before refining it.

   Carvers usually boast the block to its basic shape first.

   Similarrough

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