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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. |
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To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to
exult. |
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To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with
pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to
extol. |
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To display vaingloriously. |
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To possess or have; as, to boast a name. |
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To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. |
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To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to
follow; to cut to the general form required. |
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Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging. |
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The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, --
sometimes of laudable pride or exultation. |