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noun
- 1. an excessively theatrical actor: "ham actors"
- 2. an amateur radio operator. informal
verb
- 1. overact: informal "she hammed it up for the cameras"
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: someone who enjoys performing and who tends to behave in an exaggerated or playful way when people are watching. A bit of a ham, she's been collecting these one-liners for decades. Elizabeth Rubin. " … I was always sort of a ham. I talk a lot.
noun. uk / hæm / us / hæm / ham noun (MEAT) Add to word list. A2 [ C or U ] pig's meat from the leg or shoulder, preserved with salt or smoke. LauriPatterson/E+/GettyImages. Examples. The ham was studded with cloves. I'd like a ham sandwich on rye, hold the lettuce. Would you like another slice of ham?
HAM meaning: 1. pig's meat from the leg or shoulder, preserved with salt or smoke 2. an actor whose style of…. Learn more.
Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking. [1] . As a processed meat, the term ham includes both whole cuts of meat and ones that have been mechanically formed. Ham is made around the world, including a number of regional specialties.
noun. a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured. that part of a hog's hind leg. the part of the leg back of the knee. Often hams. the back of the thigh, or the thigh and the buttock together. ham.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word 'ham' in different contexts, such as meat, radio, acting, and biblical terms. Compare the British and American definitions and examples of 'ham'.
ham. (hăm) n. 1. The thigh of the hind leg of certain animals, especially a hog. 2. A cut of meat from the thigh of a hog, often cured by salting or smoking. 3. The back of the knee. 4. The back of the thigh. 5. hams The buttocks. 6. A performer who overacts or exaggerates. 7. A licensed amateur radio operator. v. hammed, ham·ming, hams. v.intr.
