ham

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Meat from the leg of a pig, prepared so it can be kept and eaten.

   I made a ham sandwich for lunch.

2. 2
   noun

   An actor who performs in an exaggerated, showy way.

   He's a real ham who loves being the centre of attention.

3. 3
   verb

   To act in an exaggerated, overly dramatic way.

   The children hammed it up for the camera.

Common collocations

• ham hock Noun + noun
• ham sandwich Noun + noun

* As an English and German surname, variant of Hamm. * As a Dutch surname, from the noun ham (“bend in a river”). Compare Van Ham, Vanderham. * As a French surname, from several placenames, from the Frankish source of the Dutch word above. * As a Serbo-Croatian, Slovak and Hungarian surname (Hám), from the noun hám (“harness”), and sometimes from the German sense above. * As a Slovene surname, possibly from the "harness" or German senses above, or from ham (“grab, bite”). * As a Czech surname, shortened from Abraham. * As a Korean surname, from the name 함 (ham) (more at Ham). Compare Hahm. * A…

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