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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 | ||
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