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Meaning of 'Bombast' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bombast [ a.]
- High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.
2 . Bombast [ n.]
- Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.
- Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.
- Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
3 . Bombast [ v. t.]
- To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.

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