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| a person who is the best or one of the best in a particular field; the top-ranked person in a group |
| a person or thing that closely resembles another |
| hum (hʌm) | |
| —vb , hums, humming, hummed | |
| 1. | (intr) to make a low continuous vibrating sound like that of a prolonged m |
| 2. | (intr) (of a person) to sing with the lips closed |
| 3. | (intr) to utter an indistinct sound, as in hesitation; hem |
| 4. | informal (intr) to be in a state of feverish activity |
| 5. | slang (Brit), (Irish) (intr) to smell unpleasant |
| 6. | slang (Austral) (intr) to scrounge |
| 7. | hum and haw See hem |
| —n | |
| 8. | a low continuous murmuring sound |
| 9. | electronics an undesired low-frequency noise in the output of an amplifier or receiver, esp one caused by the power supply |
| 10. | slang (Austral) a scrounger; cadger |
| 11. | slang (Brit), (Irish) an unpleasant odour |
| —interj, —n | |
| 12. | an indistinct sound of hesitation, embarrassment, etc; hem |
| [C14: of imitative origin; compare Dutch hommelen, Old High German humbal bumblebee] | |
| 'hummer | |
| —n | |