"ham" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhæm/ [US, UK], /ˈhæːm/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-ham.ogg [US], en-uk-ham.ogg [UK] Forms: ham [singular], hams [plural]
enPR: hăm [US, UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal used for meat.
    Sense id: simple-ham-en-noun-02dlxJV1
  2. The ham of a pig is the dried thigh used as food.
    Sense id: simple-ham-en-noun-1ddpGj~B
  3. A person's or animal's ham is the back of the thigh.
    Sense id: simple-ham-en-noun-94AQxpaT
  4. In theater, an actor who over acts is called a ham. A ham has a showy or crazy style.
    Sense id: simple-ham-en-noun-h4KVfiqq
  5. A ham can be a person whose hobby is amateur radio.
    Sense id: simple-ham-en-noun-prynK7Dv
  6. The back of the knee joint is the ham.
    Sense id: simple-ham-en-noun-kvRU4GL- Categories (other): Anatomy
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