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English noun: boast | |||
| 1. | boast (communication) speaking of yourself in superlatives | ||
| Synonyms | boasting, jactitation, self-praise | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | speech act | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bluster, brag, braggadocio, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, rhodomontade, rodomontade, self-assertion, vaporing, vaunt | ||
English verb: boast | |||
| 1. | boast (communication) show off | ||
| Synonyms | blow, bluster, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, 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 | ||
| 2. | boast (stative) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner | ||
| Samples | She was sporting a new hat. | ||
| Synonyms | feature, sport | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
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