to eat humble pie
V
Informal
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English Definitions
humble
V
cause to be unpretentious
humble
V
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
humble
low or inferior in station or quality
humble
marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
humble
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
humble
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
N
prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
N
robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
humbled
subdued or brought low in condition or status
humbleness
N
the state of being humble and unimportant
humbleness
N
a humble feeling
humbleness
N
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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