BOAST

/bΙ™ΚŠst/
7
Scrabble
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B(3) O(1) A(1) S(1) T(1)
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Definition

/bΙ™ΚŠst/
noun
  1. A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
  2. Something that one brags about.
    “It was his regular boast that he could eat two full English breakfasts in one sitting.”
  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.
    “His family boasted a famous name.”

Source: Wiktionary

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