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.