Cause+of+pride+or+laudable+exultation
1boast — I. v. n. Brag, vaunt, gasconade, vapor, bluster, crow, crack, flourish, exalt one s self, magnify one s self, give one s self airs, talk big, ride a high horse. II. v. a. 1. Magnify (unduly), make much of, boast of, brag of. 2. (Sculp.) Shape… …
2Boast — Boast, n. 1. Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging. [1913 Webster] Reason and morals? and where live they most, In Christian comfort, or in Stoic boast! Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, sometimes of …
