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To glorify oneself in speech; talk in a self-admiring way.
(verb-intransitive)
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To speak of with excessive pride.
(verb-transitive)
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To possess or own (a desirable feature): "[the] capital of a region in the southeast that boasts bountiful coal fields” ( US Air).
(verb-transitive)
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To contain; have.
(verb-transitive)
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The act or an instance of bragging.
(noun)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.