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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  boast 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  boast 
 
  Sense  1 
  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade 
  =>  puff 
  =>  gloat,  triumph,  crow 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  boast 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  boast 
 
  Sense  1 
  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade 
  =>  puff 
  =>  gloat,  triumph,  crow 
  =>  preen,  pride,  congratulate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  boast 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  boast 
 
  2  senses  of  boast 
 
  Sense  1 
  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade 
  =>  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
 
  Sense  2 
  sport,  feature,  boast 
  =>  have  feature 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  boast 
 
  boast  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  boast 
 
  Sense  1 
  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade 
  =>  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
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  Sense  2 
  sport,  feature,  boast 
  =>  have  feature 
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  Overview  of  verb  boast 
 
  The  verb  boast  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade  --  (show  off) 
  2.  (6)  sport,  feature,  boast  --  (wear  or  display  in  an  ostentatious  or  proud  manner;  "she  was  sporting  a  new  hat") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  boast 
 
  The  verb  boast  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade  --  (show  off) 
  2.  (6)  sport,  feature,  boast  --  (wear  or  display  in  an  ostentatious  or  proud  manner;  "she  was  sporting  a  new  hat") 



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