The meaning of Boast

verb

Say something in a boastful manner.

Usage examples:

He bragged that he was sure of victory

noun

A gambling card game which is a simplified form of poker.

Usage examples:

Games of pontoon, brag, and poker

adjective

Excellent; first-rate.

Usage examples:

That was my brag heifer

noun

Excessively proud and boastful talk about one's achievements or possessions.

Usage examples:

She interrupted their endless bragging

adjective

Exhibiting or characterized by excessive pride or boastfulness.

Usage examples:

A competitive, bragging culture

verb

Say something in a boastful manner.

Usage examples:

He bragged that he was sure of victory

noun

A large bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice.

Usage examples:

He said the proliferation of corvids birds like grey crows, magpies and rooks could be directly lin…

verb

(of a cock) utter its characteristic loud cry.

Usage examples:

She was awakened in the mornings by cocks crowing

noun

The cry of a cock.

Usage examples:

Beware of the bark of a dog or crow of a cock at night, for they signify death.

verb

(of a cock) utter its characteristic loud cry.

Usage examples:

She was awakened in the mornings by cocks crowing

noun

A large bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice.

Usage examples:

He said the proliferation of corvids birds like grey crows, magpies and rooks could be directly lin…

noun

An old or ugly woman.

Usage examples:

To my two sons i am still just the old crow

verb

Take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).

Usage examples:

I enjoy watching good films

verb

To feel happy because of doing or experiencing something

Usage examples:

We enjoyed the scenery., i enjoyed your book very much., enjoy your weekend., she liked her job bec…

verb

Represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.

Usage examples:

He was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains

verb

To make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is

Usage examples:

[ t ] the media exaggerate the risks and benefits of research findings., [ i ] i don’t want to exag…

noun

A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.

Usage examples:

It would be an exaggeration to say i had morning sickness, but i did feel queasy

noun

The fact of making something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is

Usage examples:

Sal estimates over 60 people were there but i think that's a slight exaggeration., [ + to infinitiv…

noun

Arrogant or boastful talk.

Usage examples:

He almost smiled at this fanfaronade—the idea was ludicrous

noun

Extravagant boasting.

Usage examples:

Marked out by pitt for canadian service, he served bravely at louisbourg in 1758, then returned to …

verb

Dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.

Usage examples:

His enemies gloated over his death

noun

An act of gloating.

Usage examples:

I would join her for a good gloat

verb

To feel or show much pleasure because of your own success or good luck, or because of someone else’s misfortune

Usage examples:

You may have won, but don’t gloat about it.

verb

Possess, own, or hold.

Usage examples:

He had a new car and a boat

noun

People with plenty of money and possessions.

Usage examples:

An increasing gap between the haves and have-nots

Possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

verb

State too strongly; exaggerate.

Usage examples:

I overstated my case to make my point

noun

The action of stating something too strongly; exaggeration.

Usage examples:

A classic piece of overstatement

noun

A statement that something is larger, more important, or more serious than it really is

Usage examples:

An internal inquiry into accounting irregularities revealed a $70m overstatement by a subsidiary co…

adjective

Used with a possessive to emphasize that someone or something belongs or relates to the person or thing mentioned.

Usage examples:

They can't handle their own children

pronoun

Something that belongs to the person or thing mentioned.

Usage examples:

Your life is your own

verb

Have (something) as one's own; possess.

Usage examples:

His father owns a restaurant

verb

Have as belonging to one; own.

Usage examples:

I do not possess a television set

verb

To have or own something, or to have a particular quality

Usage examples:

Those states are the countries that possess nuclear weapons., she possesses the unusual talent of k…

verb

To have or own something

Usage examples:

More than five million german households possess exercise equipment., these bonds possess many favo…

noun

Boastful or inflated talk or behaviour.

Usage examples:

The corrupting effect the vogue for macho rodomontade may have even upon a civilized man

verb

Talk boastfully.

Usage examples:

He soon finds out there's nothing to be gained by rodomontading

noun

Talk or behaviour that is boastful (= praising yourself too much) or exaggerated (= making something seem bigger or more important than it really is)

Usage examples:

The rodomontade of the expounders of philosophy, there's nothing to be gained by rodomontading.

noun

The act of praising yourself

Usage examples:

He went into a lengthy piece of self-praise about what a great cook he was., please spare us the se…

idiom

Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

phrasal verb

Display someone or something that is a source of pride.

Usage examples:

Her jeans were tight-fitting, showing off her compact figure

phrasal verb

Boastfully display one's abilities or accomplishments.

Usage examples:

He was showing off, trying to make a really big impression

verb

Boast.

Usage examples:

She did it just so that she could skite about it

noun

A boaster.

Usage examples:

So i slunk back to national where there is less talk of skites and bludgers.

verb

Walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

Usage examples:

He swaggered along the corridor

noun

A very confident and arrogant or self-important gait or manner.

Usage examples:

They strolled around the camp with an exaggerated swagger

adjective

Denoting a coat or jacket cut with a loose flare from the shoulders.

verb

Walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

Usage examples:

He swaggered along the corridor

adjective

Having a very confident and arrogant or self-important manner.

Usage examples:

A swaggering bully

verb

Present participle of swagger

Usage examples:

They swaggered into the room., a group of young men swaggered around outside the bar., his swaggeri…

verb

Display one's wealth, knowledge, or achievements in a way that is intended to impress others.

Usage examples:

He was swanking about, playing the dashing young master spy

noun

Behaviour, talk, or display intended to impress others.

Usage examples:

A little money will buy you a good deal of swank

adjective

Stylishly luxurious and expensive.

Usage examples:

They were photographed coming out of some swank nightclub

verb

Display one's wealth, knowledge, or achievements in a way that is intended to impress others.

Usage examples:

He was swanking about, playing the dashing young master spy

noun

Behaviour, talk, or display intended to impress others.

Usage examples:

A little money will buy you a good deal of swank

adjective

Stylishly luxurious and expensive.

Usage examples:

They were photographed coming out of some swank nightclub

verb

Boast about or praise (something), especially excessively.

Usage examples:

He was initially vaunted by the west for his leadership of the country

noun

A boast.

verb

To speak proudly about or praise something, especially in a way that is more than acceptable or reasonable

Usage examples:

The local people like to vaunt the glories of their faded past.