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ham

/ˈhæm/noun, verb1 syllable

Ham means: exaggerate one's acting.

Synonyms for ham16

noun, as in meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

jambon, gammon

noun, as in an unskilled actor who overacts

ham actor

verb, as in exaggerate one's acting

overact, ham it up, overplay

also used for ham

ham e-mail, hambone, hamfatter, overactor, tear-cat, radio amateur, chew the scenery, melodramatize, tear a cat, camp it up

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What does ham mean?5

verb

1

exaggerate one's acting

noun

1

meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

2

an unskilled actor who overacts

3

(Old Testament) the second son of Noah

4

a licensed amateur radio operator

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ham?25

two syllables

exam

three syllables

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Ham in a sentence

  • Some children brought peanut butter sandwiches, some ham, and others cheese.CK
  • Would you slice me a piece of ham, please?CK
  • What she really wanted was a turkey sandwich, but all she had was ham.Just_Balls
  • A small portion of ham, please, and a draught beer.lukaszpp
  • As incredible as it may seem, she ordered a knuckle of ham with sauerkraut.caspian
  • First, we stuff the chicken breast with ham and cheese.DJ_Saidez
  • First, we stuff ham and cheese into the chicken breast.DJ_Saidez
  • Buy some bread, some ham, and a bottle of wine too.unknown

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Forms of ham

as a noun

plural
hams

as a verb

past tense
hammed
present participle
hamming
third-person singular
hams
past participle
hammed