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• Talk big — speak boastfully …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• talk — /tɔk / (say tawk) verb (i) 1. to speak or converse; perform the act of speaking. 2. to make known or interchange ideas, information, etc., by means of spoken words. 3. to consult or confer. 4. to gossip. 5. to chatter or prate. 6. to reveal… …  

• vaunt — vaunter, n. vauntingly, adv. /vawnt, vahnt/, v.t. 1. to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one s achievements. v.i. 2. to speak boastfully; brag. n. 3. a boastful action or utterance. [1350 1400; ME vaunten < MF vanter to boast < LL… …   Universalium

• vaunt — 1. verb /vɔːnt,vɔnt,vɑnt/ To speak boastfully. The number, said he, is great, but what can be expected from mere citizen soldiers? They vaunt and menace in time of safety; none are so arrogant when the enemy is at a distance; but when the din of… …   Wiktionary

• big, large — Each of these words refers to quantity and size and in most speaking and writing situations can be used interchangeably (a big building, a large building). Large, however, carries a meaning of immensity or importance not conveyed by big (a man of …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• talk big — Australian Slang speak boastfully …   English dialects glossary

• vaunt — [[t]vɔnt, vɑnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to boast of: to vaunt one s achievements[/ex] 2) to speak boastfully; brag 3) a boastful action or utterance • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME vaunten < MF vanter to boast < LL vānitāre, der. of L vānus vain vaunt′er,… …   From formal English to slang

• gas — I. /gæs / (say gas) noun (plural gases) 1. Physics a substance consisting of atoms or molecules which are sufficiently mobile for it to occupy the whole of the space in which it is contained. 2. any such fluid substance or mixture of substances,… …  

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• vaunt — /vɔnt / (say vawnt) verb (t) 1. to speak vaingloriously or boastfully of: *The much vaunted militancy of early trade unionism in Australia rarely was extended to protect women –anne summers, 1975. –verb (i) 2. Poetic to talk vaingloriously or… …  

• boast — I. noun Etymology: Middle English boost Date: 14th century 1. the act or an instance of boasting ; brag 2. a cause for pride • boastful adjective • boastfully adverb • boastfulness …   New Collegiate Dictionary