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TOEFL BNC: 6147 COCA: 6170

ham
1 ham /ˈhæm/ noun
plural hams
1 ham
/ˈhæm/
noun
plural hams
Learner's definition of HAM
1 
: meat from the leg of a hog that is often prepared by smoking or salting火腿
[noncount]
[count]
2 
[count] informal
a  disapproving : a bad actor who performs in an exaggerated way（演技夸张的）拙劣演员
b  : someone who enjoys performing and who tends to behave in an exaggerated or playful way when people are watching喜欢夸张表演的人；喜欢表演搞笑的人
3 
[count] : someone who operates an amateur radio station业余无线电操作员 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
2 ham /ˈhæm/ verb
hams; hammed; hamming
2 ham
/ˈhæm/
verb
hams; hammed; hamming
Learner's definition of HAM

ham it up

informal
: to act or behave in an exaggerated or playful way举止夸张；搞笑
TOEFL BNC: 6147 COCA: 6170

ham

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈham How to pronounce ham (audio)
1
a
: the hollow of the knee
b
: a buttock with its associated thigh
—usually used in plural
2
: a cut of meat consisting of a thigh
especially : one from a hog
3
a
: a showy performer
especially : an actor performing in an exaggerated theatrical style
b
: someone who enjoys performing and who tends to behave in an exaggerated or playful way when people are watching
A bit of a ham, she's been collecting these one-liners for decades. Elizabeth Rubin
" … I was always sort of a ham. I talk a lot. I'm wild. I was always performing growing up … " Pokey LaFarge
c
: a licensed operator of an amateur radio station
4
: a cushion used especially by tailors for pressing curved areas of garments
ham adjective

ham

2 of 3

verb

hammed; hamming

transitive verb

: to execute with exaggerated speech or gestures : overact
ham it up for the camera

intransitive verb

: to overplay a part

Ham

3 of 3

noun (2)

ˈham How to pronounce Ham (audio)
: a son of Noah held to be the progenitor of the Egyptians, Nubians, and Canaanites

Synonyms

Noun (1)

Example Sentences

Noun (1) 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Hot dog prices jumped 4.9%, while ham was up 1.3% and turkey rose 2.2%. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 As night falls, the comrades come upon an inviting cabin in the forest where robbers are scarfing ham and swilling wine and generally roistering. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Croquetas on the dinner menu are packed with smoky ham hock, and the Sunday brunch menu features such revelations as a waffle loaded with duck confit. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 That money, as well as her winning multimillion-dollar bid at 2021's ham breakfast, goes to charity. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2022 Many are buying less meat or trading down to cheaper cuts — ham instead of pork chops, for example, said Tonsor. Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 Start with baby dill pickles (sometimes called cornichons), fill them with a spicy cheese mixture, wrap them in ham, and bake. Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 But even without the alcohol, there's something charming about serving simple ham sliders as finger food at a fancy fête. Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2022 Critics of the war lambasted it as heartless, ham-handed propaganda, while supporters lauded the piece as illustrating how ordinary Russians endorse the conflict despite the toll. New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022
Verb
But this week, the star behind the queen was determined to ham it up and have fun. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 Like many of the other portrayals on this list, when the legend is better than the truth, ham it up. Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 1 July 2022 The actors who get to ham it up are quickly the most entertaining, especially Jóhannesson and Asbjørn Krogh, who pops up halfway through the season as a vicious Christian Viking. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2022 Most of the returning performers ham it up as much as possible, making this ambitious and absurd endeavor — basically, turning a meme into a bloated but fun, moving, and self-aware nostalgia trip of a movie — work. Carrie Wittmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2021 Labor and supply shortages, along with a change in customer demand patterns, continue to affect many involved in the Christmas product supply chain in Indiana and across the country, from tree farmers to ham warehouses. Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2021 Other councilmembers looking to ham it up with Sawant struggled to find such common ground. Andrew Schwartz, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2021 Attendees will also have the chance to indulge in additional mouthwatering munchies, collect tons of seltzer swag, and ham it up for ‘gram worthy epic photoshoots. Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 The atmosphere is lively and the menu is focused on pork in all its forms from chops to ham to pate, but there's also duck terrine, octopus, oysters, and a few vegetable dishes. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English hamme, homme "back of the knee, hock of a quadruped," going back to Old English hamm, homm (strong feminine) "back of the knee," going back to Germanic *hammō-, *hamō- (whence also Middle Dutch hamme "back of the knee, shank," Old High German hamma, hama (feminine weak noun) "hollow of the knee, calf, hock," hammo (masculine weak noun) "hock," Old Norse hǫm "back of the leg, haunch (of a horse)," going back to an Indo-European ablauting paradigm *konh2-m-, *kn̥h2-m-os, whence also Old Irish cnáim "bone," Greek knḗmē "shank, tibia"); (sense 3) probably short for hamfatter

Note: The presumption is that the Germanic etymon is a generalization of the nominative form, while the Celtic and Greek etyma maintained the oblique form. The geminate -mm- in the Germanic words is most likely a reduction of *-nm-; G. Kroonen (Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, Brill, 2013) explains the variation between single and double -m- as "analogical degemination [loss of gemination] in the nominative case of an n-stem paradigm."

Verb

derivative of ham entry 1 (sense 3)

Noun (2)

Hebrew

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1933, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ham was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing ham

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TOEFL BNC: 6147 COCA: 6170
ham

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF HAM | VERB + HAM | HAM + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤lean瘦肉火腿▸➤baked, boiled, cooked, cured, smoked烤火腿；煮熟的火腿；加工火腿；熏火腿➤country, honey-baked, honey-roast, Parma鄉村火腿；蜜炙火腿；帕爾馬火腿➤canned, tinned (BrE) 罐頭火腿▸➤cold冷盤火腿◇cold ham and salad涼拌火腿色拉➤sliced火腿片... OF HAM➤piece, slice一塊／一片火腿VERB + HAM➤eat, have吃火腿▸➤bake, cook, roast烤火腿；煮火腿▸➤carve, slice切火腿；把火腿切片HAM + NOUN➤roll, salad, sandwich火腿捲；火腿色拉；火腿三明治➤hock火腿肘子◇Cut the meat from the ham hock.把火腿肘子上的肉切下來。  ➡ topic at food

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