ham
/hæm/
noun
- Meat from the upper part of a pig's leg, often salted or smoked.
- The deli counter sells both smoked and honey-cured ham.
- For Easter dinner, we baked a glazed ham with pineapple.
- I made a sandwich with sliced ham and cheese.
- An actor who performs in an exaggerated, theatrical style.
- The old movie star was a real ham, always overacting every scene.
- Critics called him a ham, but audiences loved his dramatic gestures.
- In the school play, Tom played the villain like a classic ham.
- An amateur radio operator.
- During the storm, local hams helped relay emergency messages.
- My uncle is a ham and talks to people all over the world on his radio.
- She got her ham license last year and now has a radio setup in her garage.
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verb
- To act in an exaggerated or over-the-top way, especially to get attention or laughs.
- Whenever a camera is pointed at him, he starts hamming for attention.
- The comedian hammed it up for the crowd, making everyone roar with laughter.
- She hammed her way through the scene, adding silly faces and big gestures.
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