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Boast

noun
/bəʊst/
Word Frequency: 2.8

Definitions

1.nounA brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
2.nounSomething that one brags about.
"It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting."
3.nounA shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.
4.verbTo brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
5.verbTo speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
6.verbTo speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
7.verbTo play a boast shot.
8.verbTo possess something special.
"His family boasted a famous name."

Synonyms

bragvauntjactitationgasconadeblusterself-praisefeaturetoutblowsportswashgas

Rhymes With

hostengrossedripostepostutmostoutposttoastcoast
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