noun

1. (Baltimore) An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject.

verb

1. To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of

2. To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.

Synonyms: abase, degrade, depress, disgrace, humiliate, lower, mortify

adjective

1. Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.

   “He lives in a humble one-bedroom cottage.”

2. Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.

3. Near the ground.

Synonyms: modest, unassuming