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Meaning of ham in English
Pronunciation
/hæm/
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Verb
ham
Definitions
1.
exaggerate one's acting
Antonyms
underact
underplay
Noun
ham
Etymology
Old English ham, hom (originally denoting the back of the knee), from a Germanic base meaning ‘be crooked’. In the late 15th century the term came to denote the back of the thigh, hence the thigh or hock of an animal
Definitions
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