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boast::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | boasting, jactitation, self-praise |
| Type of | speech act |
| Has types | bluster, vaunt, brag, braggadocio, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, rhodomontade, rodomontade, self-assertion, vaporing |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blow, bluster, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt |
| Type of | hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, amplify, exaggerate, overstate |
| Has types | puff, crow, triumph, gloat |
| Derivation | boaster |
Examples of boast
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They boast six or seven Pro Bowl selections, and at least one consensus All-Pro.
From the thenewstribune.com
In fact, he can boast about how little he pays, and ask to be charged even more.
From the techcrunch.com
At the other end, Chelsea boast weapons of their own to create plenty of damage.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A collection of individuals who constantly boast and consistently under achieve?
From the expressandstar.com
Not as bad perhaps as the Kiwis, who boast grog trade distributor Beaver Liquor.
From the smh.com.au
Master of Hounds from Ireland and England's Mantoba boast the top European form.
From the usatoday.com
Ellett wasn't the type to boast about his Crimson Tide past, but customers knew.
From the al.com
After all, no other musical can boast a T.S. Eliot as its lyricist, so to speak.
From the time.com
By reputation, these Jags boast a starting front four revered around the league.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Speaking of yourself in superlatives
- Show off
- Sport: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"
- Boasting is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright.
- A brag, a loud appraisal of oneself; ) A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall; An oath or toast made during a ritual in Heathenry; to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself; ) To play a boast shot; To possess something special
- (boasting) The making of boasts
- To hear boasting in your dreams, you will sincerely regret an impulsive act, which will cause trouble to your friends. To boast to a competitor, foretells that you will be unjust, and will use dishonest means to overcome competition.
- A work of literature in which the leading ingredient is a formalized boasting or extolling by a speaker or writer. Originally a genre associated with battle or other types of victory, in the Bible the boast is often turned to spiritual effect when people boast in God or their salvation.
- Any shot that hits three walls before bouncing.
