| Boast |
v. i. |
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. |
| Boast |
v. i. |
To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult. |
| Boast |
v. t. |
To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol. |
| Boast |
v. t. |
To display vaingloriously. |
| Boast |
v. t. |
To possess or have; as, to boast a name. |
| Boast |
v. t. |
To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. |
| Boast |
v. t. |
To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required. |
| Boast |
n. |
Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging. |
| Boast |
n. |
The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation,
sometimes of laudable pride or exultation. |
| Boastance |
n. |
Boasting. |
| Boasted |
imp. & p. p. |
of Boast |
| Boaster |
n. |
One who boasts; a braggart. |
| Boaster |
n. |
A stone mason's broad-faced chisel. |
| Boastful |
a. |
Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising. |
| Boasting |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Boast |
| Boasting |
n. |
The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display. |
| Boastingly |
adv. |
Boastfully; with boasting. |
| Boastive |
a. |
Presumptuous. |
| Boastless |
a. |
Without boasting or ostentation. |
