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boast

Definitions


[bəʊst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities
(e.g: she boasted about her many conquests)

- (of a person, place, or thing) possess (a feature that is a source of pride)
(e.g: the hotel boasts high standards of comfort)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): of unknown origin


[bəʊst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction
(e.g: I said I would win and it wasn't an idle boast)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): of unknown origin


[bəʊst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in squash) a stroke in which the ball is made to hit one of the side walls before hitting the front wall


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: perhaps from French bosse denoting a rounded projection in the wall of a court for real tennis




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