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