n. impetus, urge, drive, impulse; jet, stream of liquid or gas forced out of an opening, spout; jet plane, aircraft powered by jet propulsion

v. brag, boast, exaggerate about oneself

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V
throw away| throw out| throw| jerk about; disturb; boast| discuss

(v.) = boast ; brag ; crow ; bluster.
Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.
Ex: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.
Ex: New York City is crowing about the long-awaited arrival of a new biotech park.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.

jacto, jactare, jactavi, jactatus
v. throw away, throw out, throw, jerk about; disturb; boast, discuss; 

jacio, jacere, jeci, jactus
v. throw, hurl, cast; throw away; utter;