boast

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[edit] Noun

Singular
boast

Plural
boasts

boast (plural boasts)

  1. A brag, a loud appraisal of oneself
  2. (squash) A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall
  3. (paganism) An oath or toast made during a ritual in Heathenry.

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brag
shot
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to boast

Third person singular
boasts

Simple past
boasted

Past participle
boasted

Present participle
boasting

to boast (third-person singular simple present boasts, present participle boasting, simple past and past participle boasted)

  1. to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 235c.
      On no account will he or any other kind be able to boast that he's escaped the pursuit of those who can follow so detailed and comprehensive a method of enquiry.
  2. (squash) To play a boast shot
  3. (ergative) To possess something special.
    The hotel boasts one of the best views of the sea.

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to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself

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