Ham - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |hæm|  American pronunciation of the word ham
Brit.  |hæm|  British pronunciation of the word ham

noun

- meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) (syn: gammon)
- (Old Testament) son of Noah
- a licensed amateur radio operator
- an unskilled actor who overacts

verb

- exaggerate one's acting (syn: overact, overplay)

Extra examples

We're having ham for dinner.

He was once a fine actor, but now he's just an old ham.

Cameras bring out the ham in her.

She would be a better performer if she didn't ham up every song.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: ham
he/she/it: hams
present participle: hamming
past tense: hammed
past participle: hammed
noun
singular: ham
plural: hams
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