Ham

Quick meaning: Ham is a noun meaning (anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

Meaning

(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A thigh and/or buttock of a hog slaughtered for meat; (occasionally) the corresponding cut from some other animal.
2. (uncountable) Meat from the thigh and/or buttock of a hog cured for food.
3. The back of the thigh of humans or certain other animals.
4. (Internet, informal, uncommon) Electronic mail that is wanted; email that is not spam or junk mail.
5. (acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
6. (radio) An amateur radio operator.
7. Obsolete form of home.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: camp it up

a little piece of ham for the cat

She put some ham in the beans and cut up some sweet potatoes to boil.

"I'll have you so your hams will stand out like horse's shanks!" de declared.

Word Forms

• hams
• hamming
• hammed

Synonyms for ham

Depending on context, synonyms include hambone, hamfatter, overactor, tear-cat, melodramatize, overact.

Antonyms for ham

Common opposites include spam, underplay, underact.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gammon, jambon, overact, overplay, pork, eat.

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