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1 VERB If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V that] Witnesses said Furci boasted that he took part in killing them. □ [V + about/of ] Carol boasted about her costume. □ [V + about/of ] He's boasted of being involved in the arms theft. □ [V ] We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast. [Also V with quote] ● N‑COUNT [oft N that] Boast is also a noun. □  It is the charity's proud boast that it has never yet turned anyone away.

2 VERB If someone or something can boast a particular achievement or possession, they have achieved or possess that thing. □ [V n] The houses will boast the latest energy-saving technology.

boast|ful /boʊ stfʊl/ ADJ If someone is boastful , they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  I'm not being boastful. □  …boastful predictions.

boat ◆◆◇ /boʊ t/ (boats )

1 N‑COUNT [oft by N ] A boat is something in which people can travel across water. □  One of the best ways to see the area is in a small boat. □  The island may be reached by boat from the mainland.

2 N‑COUNT You can refer to a passenger ship as a boat . □  When the boat reached Cape Town, we said a temporary goodbye.

3 → see also gravy boat , rowing boat

4 PHRASE If you say that someone has missed the boat , you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.

5 PHRASE If you push the boat out , you spend a lot of money on something, especially in order to celebrate. [BRIT ] □  I earn enough to push the boat out now and again.

6 PHRASE If you say that someone is rocking the boat , you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble. □  I said I didn't want to rock the boat in any way.

7 PHRASE If two or more people are in the same boat , they are in the same unpleasant situation. COLLOCATIONS boat NOUN 1

noun + boat : canal, patrol, pleasure, rescue; fishing, sailing

adjective + boat : inflatable, wooden

verb + boat : moor; sail, steer; capsize

boat|builder /boʊ tb I ldə ^r / (boatbuilders ) also boat builder N‑COUNT A boatbuilder is a person or company that makes boats.

boat|building /boʊ tb I ld I ŋ/ also boat-building N‑UNCOUNT Boatbuilding is the craft or industry of making boats. □  Sunbeam Yachts started boatbuilding in 1870.

boat|er /boʊ tə ^r / (boaters ) N‑COUNT A boater or a straw boater is a hard straw hat with a flat top and brim which is often worn for certain social occasions in the summer.

boat|house /boʊ thaʊs/ (boathouses ) also boat house N‑COUNT A boathouse is a building at the edge of a lake, in which boats are kept.

boat|ing /boʊ t I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Boating is travelling on a lake or river in a small boat for pleasure. □  You can go boating or play tennis. □  They were killed in a boating accident.

boat|load /boʊ tloʊd/ (boatloads ) also boat load N‑COUNT A boatload of people or things is a lot of people or things that are, or were, in a boat. □  …a boatload of rice.

boat|man /boʊ tmən/ (boatmen ) N‑COUNT A boatman is a man who is paid by people to take them across an area of water in a small boat, or a man who hires boats out to them for a short time.

bo at peo|ple N‑PLURAL Boat people are people who escape from their country in small boats to travel to another country in the hope that they will be able to live there. □  …50,000 Vietnamese boat people.

boa t train (boat trains ) N‑COUNT A boat train is a train that takes you to or from a port.

boat|yard /boʊ tjɑː ^r d/ (boatyards ) N‑COUNT A boatyard is a place where boats are built and repaired or kept.

bob /bɒ b/ (bobs , bobbing , bobbed )