boast

1. Speaking of yourself in superlatives (synset 107244190)
   is a type of: speech act - the use of language to perform some act
   subtypes:

   • brag, bragging, crow, crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing - an instance of boastful talk
   • bluster, braggadocio, rhodomontade, rodomontade - vain and empty boasting
   • vaunt - extravagant self-praise
   • self-assertion - the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
   same as: boasting, jactitation, self-praise

1. Show off (synset 200884747)
   is a type of: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
   subtypes:

   • puff - speak in a blustering or scornful manner
   • crow, gloat, triumph - dwell on with satisfaction
   same as: blow, bluster, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt
2. Wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner (synset 202637740)
   "she was sporting a new hat"
   is a type of: feature, have - have as a feature
   same as: feature, sport

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