Boast /bəʊst/

The meaning and definition of Boast, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
Something that one brags about.
“It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting.”

verb

To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.

Synonyms brag

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