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Noun: ham  ham
  1. Meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
    - jambon, gammon
     
  2. A licensed amateur radio operator
     
  3. An unskilled actor who overacts
    - ham actor
     
  4. The back of the thigh
Verb: ham (hammed,hamming)  ham
  1. (dramaturgy) exaggerate one's acting
    - overact, ham it up, overplay
Noun: Ham  ham
  1. (Old Testament) son of Noah

Derived forms: hammed, hams, hamming

Type of: act, actor, adult male, cut of pork, histrion, man, play, playact, player, radio operator, role player, roleplay, thespian

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