English verb: shoot a line | |||
1. | shoot a line (communication) show off | ||
Synonyms | blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, swash, tout, vaunt | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crow, gloat, puff, triumph | ||