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boast

/ boast /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

speaking of yourself in superlatives

Type of:

speech act

Kinds of:

brag bragging crow crowing vaporing

Derived:

tout swash shoot a line brag gas

verb Sense 2

show off

Type of:

overstate exaggerate overdraw

Kinds of:

puff gloat triumph crow

Derived:

brag bragging crow crowing vaporing

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

Something ----s somebody

Something ----s something

verb Sense 3

wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

"she was sporting a new hat"

Type of:

have feature

Derived:

feature feature article

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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