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boast
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- pronunciation:
- bost
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
boasts, boasting, boasted |
| definition: |
to talk with an excess of pride, esp. about oneself; brag.
He's always boasting about his boat or one of his new cars.- synonyms:
- brag, crow
- similar words:
- bluster, flaunt, gasconade, swagger
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| related words: |
gloat, pose, show off |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to talk about with an excess of pride.
- synonyms:
- brag, vaunt
- antonyms:
- deprecate, depreciate
- similar words:
- flaunt
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| definition 2: |
to have pride by the ownership of.
The zoo boasts the largest collection of reptiles in the world.- similar words:
- exhibit, have, possess
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| related words: |
enjoy |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act of boasting.
- synonyms:
- bragging, rodomontade
- similar words:
- gasconade, jactitation, vaporing, vaunt
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| definition 2: |
something boasted about.
- synonyms:
- brag
- similar words:
- conceit, vanity
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| related words: |
gloat, pride |
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| derivations: |
boastingly (adv.), boaster (n.) |
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