boast

B1
Pronunciation
/bəʊst/
/boʊst/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.

2 Definition

Something that one brags about.

Example Sentences
  • It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting.
3 Definition

A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

2 Definition

To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.

3 Definition

To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.

4 Definition

To play a boast shot.

5 Definition

To possess something special.

Example Sentences
  • His family boasted a famous name.
6 Definition

To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.

7 Definition

(sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.