BOAST


Meaning of BOAST in English

I . v. n.

Brag, vaunt, gasconade, vapor, bluster, crow, crack, flourish, exalt one's self, magnify one's self, give one's self airs, talk big, ride a high horse.

II . v. a.

1.

Magnify ( unduly ), make much of, ~ of, brag of.

2.

( Sculp. ) Shape roughly ( as a block of marble ).

III . n.

1.

Vaunt, brag, gasconade, rodomontade, vaporing, bravado, ~ing, blustering, swaggering, fanfaronade, flourish of trumpets, much cry and little wool.

2.

Cause of pride or laudable exultation.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.