26984 words

hams

6 definitions • 6 examples
1
pig's meat from the leg or shoulder, preserved with salt or smoke
2
an actor whose style of acting is artificial and old-fashioned, often using movements and emotions that are too obvious:

Examples:

old ham They had some dreadful old ham in the main part.
ham actor His critics wrote him off as a ham actor.
3
a person who operates a radio station as a hobby rather than as a job:

Examples:

radio ham A radio ham picked up their signal and called the coastguard.
4
meat from a pig’s leg or shoulder:

Examples:

[ C ] a boiled ham
[ U ] ham and eggs
5
an actor who tends to perform with too much obvious expression
6
a person who operates a radio station as a hobby:

Examples:

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