Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
boast verb (SPEAK PROUDLY)
/bəʊst/
/boʊst/ v
/boʊst/ v [I or T] disapproving to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own
He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting.
Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements.
[+ that ] They boasted that they had never lost a single game.
(Definition of boast verb (SPEAK PROUDLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
