Boast — Defs

01 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 t…

imp. & p. p. Boasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boasting

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.
“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

Syn. To brag; bluster; vapor; crow; talk big.

02 v. t. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.

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.
“Boast not thyself of to-morrow.” — Prov. xxvii. 1

Phrases & compounds

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.

03 v. t. To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.

1.
To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.(Masonry)
2.
To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.(Sculp.)

04 n. Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.

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.