(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If someone ~s about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
Witnesses said Furci ~ed that he took part in killing them...
Carol ~ed about her costume...
He’s ~ed of being involved in the arms theft...
We remember our mother’s stern instructions not to ~.
VERB: V that, V about/of n/-ing, V about/of n/-ing, V, also V with quote disapproval
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Boast is also a noun.
It is the charity’s proud ~ that it has never yet turned anyone away...
N-COUNT: oft N that, N prep
2.
If someone or something can ~ a particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing.
The houses will ~ the latest energy-saving technology...
VERB: V n