boastverb
uk/bəʊst/us/boʊst/boast verb (SPEAK PROUDLY)
B2 [ I or T ] disapproving to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own:
He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting.
Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements.
[ + that ] They boasted that they had never lost a single game.
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- Britain's best-known ticket tout once boasted that he could get you tickets for anything.
- He's always boasting. He's such a big-head!
- After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie.
- He's always boasting about his sexual prowess.
- He was a naturally shy man, who never boasted about his achievements.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Boasting
- bighead
- blow
- blow your own trumpet/horn idiom
- blowhard
- boastful
- brag
- braggart
- crow
- swagger
boast verb (HAVE)
C2 [ T not continuous ] to have or own something to be proud of:
Ireland boasts beautiful beaches, great restaurants, and friendly locals.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Having and owning - general words
- -owned
- attach to sb/sth
- be endowed with sth idiom
- bear
- bearer
- belong
- belong to sb
- call
- claim
- endow
- glint
- hold
- interest
- not/never want for anything idiom
- owner
- ownership
- possess
- proprietress
- stake somewhere/sth out
- want
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boastnoun [ C ]
uk/bəʊst/us/boʊst/disapprovingsomething you are proud of and like to tell people about:
[ + that ] It is her proud boast that she has never missed a single episode of the show.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Boasting
- bighead
- blow
- blow your own trumpet/horn idiom
- blowhard
- boastful
- brag
- braggart
- crow
- swagger