boast
$ \mathrm{boast}^1 |bōst|
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/icons/point.icon BOAST, BRAG, VAUNT, CROW mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments.
BOAST
often suggests ostentation and exaggeration
e.g. boasts of every trivial success
but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.
e.g. the town boasts one of the best museums in the area
BRAG suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself.
e.g. bragging of their exploits
VAUNT usually connotes more pomp and bombast than BOAST and less crudity or naïveté than BRAG.
e.g. vaunted his country's military might
CROW usually implies exultant boasting or bragging.
e.g. crowed after winning the championship
verb
1. reporting verb talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities:
«…を» 自慢する, 誇る, 鼻にかける «about, of(doing)» (!be proudと違い, 誇らしいと口にすること; → brag)
e.g. no object : she boasted about her many conquests
〖～ that節〗 …だと自慢する
e.g. with clause : he boasted that he had taken part in the crime
｟書｠ 〖直接話法〗自慢して…と言う
e.g. with direct speech : Ted used to boast, “I manage ten people”.
2. with object (of a person, place, or thing) possess (a feature that is a source of pride):
｟書｠ 〈場所･組織などが〉…を(誇りとして)持っている, 誇っている (!進行形･受け身にしない)
e.g. the hotel boasts high standards of comfort.
noun
an act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction:
«…という» 自慢(の種), 誇り, 誇りに思うものこと; ｟けなして｠ うぬぼれ «that節»
e.g. I said I would score, and it wasn't an idle boast.
DERIVATIVES
boaster |ˈbōstər| noun
boastingly adverb
ORIGIN
Middle English (as a noun): of unknown origin.
$ \mathrm{boast}^2 |bōst|
noun
(in squash) a stroke in which the ball is made to hit one of the sidewalls before hitting the front wall.
ORIGIN
late 19th century: perhaps from French bosse denoting a rounded projection in the wall of a court for real tennis.