| Main Entry: | boast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brag |
Synonyms: |
advertise, aggrandize, attract attention, blow, blow one's own horn, blow smoke, bluster, bully, cock-a-doodle-doo, con, congratulate oneself, crow, exaggerate, exult, fake, flatter oneself, flaunt, flourish, gasconade, give a good account of oneself, gloat, glory, grandstand, hug oneself, jive, lay on thick, prate, preen, psych, puff, shoot*, shovel, show off, showboat, shuck, sling, sound off, strut, swagger, talk big, triumph, vapor |
Antonyms: |
be modest, deprecate |
| Main Entry: | cock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rooster |
Synonyms: |
capon, chanticleer, chicken, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockalorum, cockerel |
| Notes: | the male crab or lobster is a cock; the female, a hen |
| Main Entry: | crow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brag, exult |
Synonyms: |
babble, blow, bluster, boast, cackle, caw, cock-a-doodle-doo, cry, flourish, gas, gloat, glory in, gurgle, jubilate, mouth, prate, puff, rodomontade, squawk, strut, swagger, triumph, vaunt, whoop |
| Main Entry: | gasconade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | boast |
Synonyms: |
advertise, aggrandize, attract attention, blow one's own horn, blow smoke, blow*, bluster, brag, bully, cock-a-doodle-doo, con, congratulate oneself, crow, exaggerate, exult, fake, flatter oneself, flaunt, flourish, give a good account of oneself, gloat |