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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Boast \Boast\, v. t.
     1. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with
        pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to
        self-commendation; to extol.
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              Lest bad men should boast
              Their specious deeds.                 --Milton.
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     2. To display vaingloriously.
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     3. To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
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     To boast one's self, to speak with unbecoming confidence
        in, and approval of, one's self; -- followed by of and the
        thing to which the boasting relates. [Archaic]
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              Boast not thyself of to-morrow.       --Prov. xxvii.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Boast \Boast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Boasting.] [OE. bosten, boosten, v., bost, boost, n.,
     noise, boasting; cf. G. bausen, bauschen, to swell, pusten,
     Dan. puste, Sw. pusta, to blow, Sw. p["o]sa to swell; or W.
     bostio to boast, bost boast, Gael. bosd. But these last may
     be from English.]
     1. 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.
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              By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
              yourselves: . . not of works, lest any man should
              boast.                                --Eph. ii. 8,
                                                    9.
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     2. To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to
        exult.
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              In God we boast all the day long.     --Ps. xliv. 8
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     Syn: To brag; bluster; vapor; crow; talk big.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Boast \Boast\, v. t. [Of uncertain etymology.]
     1. (Masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
        --Weale.
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     2. (Sculp.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer
        work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Boast \Boast\, n.
     1. Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.
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              Reason and morals? and where live they most,
              In Christian comfort, or in Stoic boast! --Byron.
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     2. The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, --
        sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.
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              The boast of historians.              --Macaulay.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Boast \Boast\, v. t. [Of uncertain etymology.]
     1. (Masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
        --Weale.
  
     2. (Sculp.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer
        work to follow; to cut to the general form required.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Boast \Boast\, n.
     1. Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.
  
              Reason and morals? and where live they most, In
              Christian comfort, or in Stoic boast! --Byron.
  
     2. The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, --
        sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.
  
              The boast of historians.              --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Boast \Boast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Boasting.] [OE. bosten, boosten, v., bost, boost, n.,
     noise, boasting; cf. G. bausen, bauschen, to swell, pusten,
     Dan. puste, Sw. pusta, to blow, Sw. p["o]sa to swell; or W.
     bostio to boast, bost boast, Gael. bosd. But these last may
     be from English.]
     1. 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.
  
              By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
              yourselves: . . not of works, lest any man should
              boast.                                --Eph. ii. 8,
                                                    9.
  
     2. To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to
        exult.
  
              In God we boast all the day long.     --Ps. xliv. 8
  
     Syn: To brag; bluster; vapor; crow; talk big.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Boast \Boast\, v. t.
     1. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with
        pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to
        self-commendation; to extol.
  
              Lest bad men should boast Their specious deeds.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. To display vaingloriously.
  
     3. To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
  
     To boast one's self, to speak with unbecoming confidence
        in, and approval of, one's self; -- followed by of and the
        thing to which the boasting relates. [Archaic]
  
              Boast not thyself of to-morrow.       --Prov. xxvii.
                                                    1

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  boast
       n : speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: boasting, self-praise,
            jactitation]
       v 1: show off [syn: tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas,
             blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
       2: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was
          sporting a new hat" [syn: sport, feature]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boast
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο κομπασμός
     Αγγλικά vb.
     καυχιέμαι, κομπάζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boast
     n.
     1 A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
     2 Something that one brags about.
     3 (lb en squash) A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and
  then strikes the front wall.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
     vb.
     1 (lb en masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad
  chisel.<ref>'''1849-1850''', (w: John Weale), ''Rudimentary
  Dictionary of Terms used in Architecture, Building, and
  Engineering''</ref>
     2 (lb en sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer
  work to follow; to cut to the general form required.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  boast
     n.
     1 A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
     2 Something that one brags about.
     3 (lb en squash) A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and
  then strikes the front wall.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
     vb.
     1 (lb en masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad
  chisel.<ref>'''1849-1850''', (w: John Weale), ''Rudimentary
  Dictionary of Terms used in Architecture, Building, and
  Engineering''</ref>
     2 (lb en sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer
  work to follow; to cut to the general form required.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  boast
     n.
     1 A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
     2 Something that one brags about.
     3 (lb en squash) A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and
  then strikes the front wall.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
     vb.
     1 (lb en masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad
  chisel.<ref>'''1849-1850''', (w: John Weale), ''Rudimentary
  Dictionary of Terms used in Architecture, Building, and
  Engineering''</ref>
     2 (lb en sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer
  work to follow; to cut to the general form required.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  boast
     n.
     1 A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
     2 Something that one brags about.
     3 (lb en squash) A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and
  then strikes the front wall.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
     vb.
     1 (lb en masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad
  chisel.<ref>'''1849-1850''', (w: John Weale), ''Rudimentary
  Dictionary of Terms used in Architecture, Building, and
  Engineering''</ref>
     2 (lb en sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer
  work to follow; to cut to the general form required.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boast
     Englanti n.
     omakehu
     Englanti vb.
     kerskailla, kerskua, leuhkia, rehennellä, kehuskella

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  boast
     Engelska n.
     skryt
     Engelska vb.
     skryta, yvas, framhäva sig själv

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  boast /bˈəʊst/
  spog

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Boast /bˈəʊst/
  المفخرة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  boast //boʊst// //bəʊst// 
  самохва́лство
  brag

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  boast //boʊst// //bəʊst// 
  похвалвам, похваля, хваля
  to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself