HAM (hammed, hamming)
Dictionary entry overview: What does Ham mean?
• HAM (noun)
The noun HAM has 4 senses:
1. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
2. (Old Testament) son of Noah
3. a licensed amateur radio operator
4. an unskilled actor who overacts
Familiarity information: HAM used as a noun is uncommon.
• HAM (verb)
The verb HAM has 1 sense:
1. exaggerate one's acting
Familiarity information: HAM used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HAM (noun)
Meaning:
Meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
gammon; ham; jambon
Hypernyms ("ham" is a kind of...):
cut of pork (piece of pork)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ham"):
Virginia ham (a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat)
prosciuto (Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin)
Meaning:
(Old Testament) son of Noah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Meaning:
A licensed amateur radio operator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("ham" is a kind of...):
radio operator (someone who operates a radio transmitter)
Meaning:
An unskilled actor who overacts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
ham actor; ham
Hypernyms ("ham" is a kind of...):
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
• HAM (verb)
Meaning:
Exaggerate one's acting
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
ham; ham it up; overact; overplay
Hypernyms (to "ham" is one way to...):
act; play; playact; roleplay (perform on a stage or theater)
Domain category:
dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theater; theatre (the art of writing and producing plays)
Sentence frames:
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