قاموس اللغة الإنجليزية

To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; as, to boast of one's exploits courage, descent, wealth.

To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.

To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.

To display vaingloriously.

To possess or have; as, to boast a name.

To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.

To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.

Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.

The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, -- sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.