n.
Function: intransitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : to puff oneself up in speech : speak vaingloriously
2 archaic : GLORY , EXULT
transitive verb
1 : to speak of or assert with excessive pride
2 a : to possess and often call attention to (something that is a source of pride) < boast s a new stadium> b : HAVE , CONTAIN <a room boast ing no more than a desk and a chair>
– boast · er noun
synonyms BOAST , BRAG , VAUNT , CROW mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. BOAST often suggests ostentation and exaggeration < boasts of every trivial success>, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride <the town boasts one of the best museums in the area>. BRAG suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself < bragging of their exploits>. VAUNT usually connotes more pomp and bombast than BOAST and less crudity or naïveté than BRAG < vaunted his country's military might>. CROW usually implies exultant boasting or bragging < crowed after winning the championship>.