boast: Meaning and Definition of

boast

1. to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, esp. about oneself.
2. to speak with pride (often fol. by of&hasp;): He boasted of his family's wealth.

1. to speak of with excessive pride or vanity: He boasts himself a genius.
2. to be proud in the possession of: The town boasts a new school.

1. a thing boasted of; a cause for pride: Talent is his boast. It is her boast that she has never betrayed a friend.
2. exaggerated or objectionable speech; bragging: empty boasts and threats.

boast

1. to dress or shape (stone) roughly.