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The correct spelling is boast.
How to pronounce boast
/bəʊst/
nounIPA: /bəʊst/
Say it like: Boa-st
The correct spelling is boast. A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself. For example: "It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting."
Usage Examples
“It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting.”
“His family boasted a famous name.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
- 2.Something that one brags about.
- 3.A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.
verb
- 1.To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
- 2.To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
- 3.To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
- 4.To play a boast shot.
- 5.To possess something special.
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