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Meaning of boast

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  boast
      n 1: speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: {boast},
           {boasting}, {self-praise}, {jactitation}]
      v 1: show off [syn: {boast}, {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}, {boast}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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