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be someone's boast

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  • boast — boast1 [bōst] vt. [< ?] to do preliminary shaping on (sculpture, stonework, etc.) with a broad chisel boast2 [bōst] vi. [ME bosten < bost, n. < Anglo Fr; prob. via Gmc * bausia (cf. Norw baus, bold, haughty), ult. < IE * bhōu , var.… …   English World dictionary

  • boast — I UK [bəʊst] / US [boʊst] verb Word forms boast : present tense I/you/we/they boast he/she/it boasts present participle boasting past tense boasted past participle boasted * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to proudly tell other people about what you …   English dictionary

  • boast — boast1 [ boust ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to proudly tell other people about what you or someone connected with you has done or can do, or about something you own, especially in order to make them admire you: BRAG: boast of: He s… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • boast — [[t]bo͟ʊst[/t]] boasts, boasting, boasted 1) VERB (disapproval) If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive. [V that]… …   English dictionary

  • Boast — This unusual and intriguing name is of early medieval English origin, and is one of that interesting group of surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These were given in the first instance with reference to a… …   Surnames reference

  • boast — 1. verb 1) his mother had been boasting about him Syn: brag, crow, swagger, swank, gloat, show off; informal talk big, lay it on thick; Austral. / NZ; informal skite 2) the hotel boasts a fine restaurant Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • buy someone’s wolf ticket — tv. to challenge someone’s boast or taunt. (Streets. See also sell a wolf ticket.) □ He wants me to buy his wolf ticket bad. □ He’s such a fighter. He’ll buy anybody’s wolf ticket …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • lay it on (thick) — idi lay it on (thick), to flatter someone or boast extravagantly; exaggerate …   From formal English to slang

  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

  • crack — /kræk / (say krak) verb (i) 1. to make a sudden, sharp sound in, or as in, breaking; snap, as a whip. 2. to break with a sudden, sharp sound. 3. to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured. 4. (of the voice) to break abruptly… …  

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