Boast

v. i.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Boasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boasting.] By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: . . not of works, lest any man should boast. - Eph. ii. 8, 9.
	2.	To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult. In God we boast all the day long. - Ps. xliv. 8
v. t.	1.	To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol. Lest bad men should boast Their specious deeds. - Milton.
	2.	To display vaingloriously.
	3.	To possess or have; as, to boast a name. To boast one's self to speak with unbecoming confidence in, and approval of, one's self; - followed by of and the thing to which the boasting relates. Boast not thyself of to-morrow. - Prov. xxvii. 1
	1.	(Masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
	2.	(Sculp.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
n.	1.	Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging. Reason and morals? and where live they most, In Christian comfort, or in Stoic boast! - Byron.
	2.	The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, - sometimes of laudable pride or exultation. The boast of historians. - Macaulay.

Noun	1.	boast - speaking of yourself in superlatives Synonyms: boasting, jactitation, self-praise
Verb	1.	boast - show off Synonyms: brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blow
	2.	boast - wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" Synonyms: sport, feature

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