<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li><p>(used without object) to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.</p></li><li><p>to speak with pride (often followed by of): He boasted of his family's wealth.</p></li><li><p>(used with object) to speak of with excessive pride or vanity: He boasts himself a genius.</p></li><li><p>to be proud in the possession of: The town boasts a new school.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a thing boasted of; a cause for pride: Talent is his boast. It is her boast that she has never betrayed a friend.</li><li>exaggerated or objectionable speech; bragging: empty boasts and threats.</li></ul>