vt to display vaingloriously.
2. boast ·noun act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.
3. boast ·vt to possess or have; as, to boast a name.
4. boast ·vt to dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
5. boast ·noun the cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.
6. boast ·vt to shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
7. boast ·vi to speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
8. boast ·vt to display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
9. boast ·vi to vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; as, to boast of one's exploits courage, descent, wealth.