ham

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈham

: the hollow of the knee

: a buttock with its associated thigh

—usually used in plural

: a cut of meat consisting of a thigh

especially : one from a hog

: a showy performer

especially : an actor performing in an exaggerated theatrical style

: someone who enjoys performing and who tends to behave in an exaggerated or playful way when people are watching

A bit of a ham, she's been collecting these one-liners for decades.

Elizabeth Rubin

" … I was always sort of a ham. I talk a lot. I'm wild. I was always performing growing up … "

Pokey LaFarge

: a licensed operator of an amateur radio station

: a cushion used especially by tailors for pressing curved areas of garments

ham adjective

ham

2 of 3

verb

hammed; hamming

transitive verb

: to execute with exaggerated speech or gestures : overact

ham it up for the camera

intransitive verb

: to overplay a part

Ham

3 of 3

noun (2)

ˈham

: a son of Noah held to be the progenitor of the Egyptians, Nubians, and Canaanites

Example Sentences

Noun (1) We're having ham for dinner. He was once a fine actor, but now he's just an old ham. Cameras bring out the ham in her.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Hot dog prices jumped 4.9%, while ham was up 1.3% and turkey rose 2.2%.

Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 As night falls, the comrades come upon an inviting cabin in the forest where robbers are scarfing ham and swilling wine and generally roistering.

Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Croquetas on the dinner menu are packed with smoky ham hock, and the Sunday brunch menu features such revelations as a waffle loaded with duck confit.

The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 That money, as well as her winning multimillion-dollar bid at 2021's ham breakfast, goes to charity.

Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2022 Many are buying less meat or trading down to cheaper cuts — ham instead of pork chops, for example, said Tonsor.

Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 Start with baby dill pickles (sometimes called cornichons), fill them with a spicy cheese mixture, wrap them in ham, and bake.

Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 But even without the alcohol, there's something charming about serving simple ham sliders as finger food at a fancy fête.

Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2022 Critics of the war lambasted it as heartless, ham-handed propaganda, while supporters lauded the piece as illustrating how ordinary Russians endorse the conflict despite the toll.

New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022

Verb

But this week, the star behind the queen was determined to ham it up and have fun.

Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 Like many of the other portrayals on this list, when the legend is better than the truth, ham it up.

Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 1 July 2022 The actors who get to ham it up are quickly the most entertaining, especially Jóhannesson and Asbjørn Krogh, who pops up halfway through the season as a vicious Christian Viking.

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2022 Most of the returning performers ham it up as much as possible, making this ambitious and absurd endeavor — basically, turning a meme into a bloated but fun, moving, and self-aware nostalgia trip of a movie — work.

Carrie Wittmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2021 Labor and supply shortages, along with a change in customer demand patterns, continue to affect many involved in the Christmas product supply chain in Indiana and across the country, from tree farmers to ham warehouses.

Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2021 Other councilmembers looking to ham it up with Sawant struggled to find such common ground.

Andrew Schwartz, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2021 Attendees will also have the chance to indulge in additional mouthwatering munchies, collect tons of seltzer swag, and ham it up for ‘gram worthy epic photoshoots.

Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 The atmosphere is lively and the menu is focused on pork in all its forms from chops to ham to pate, but there's also duck terrine, octopus, oysters, and a few vegetable dishes.

Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English hamme, homme "back of the knee, hock of a quadruped," going back to Old English hamm, homm (strong feminine) "back of the knee," going back to Germanic *hammō-, *hamō- (whence also Middle Dutch hamme "back of the knee, shank," Old High German hamma, hama (feminine weak noun) "hollow of the knee, calf, hock," hammo (masculine weak noun) "hock," Old Norse hǫm "back of the leg, haunch (of a horse)," going back to an Indo-European ablauting paradigm *konh₂-m-, *kn̥h₂-m-os, whence also Old Irish cnáim "bone," Greek knḗmē "shank, tibia"); (sense 3) probably short for hamfatter

Note: The presumption is that the Germanic etymon is a generalization of the nominative form, while the Celtic and Greek etyma maintained the oblique form. The geminate -mm- in the Germanic words is most likely a reduction of *-nm-; G. Kroonen (Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, Brill, 2013) explains the variation between single and double -m- as "analogical degemination [loss of gemination] in the nominative case of an n-stem paradigm."

Verb

derivative of ham entry 1 (sense 3)

Noun (2)

Hebrew

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1933, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	ham
释义	ham 1 of 3 noun (1) ˈham 1 a : the hollow of the knee b : a buttock with its associated thigh —usually used in plural 2 : a cut of meat consisting of a thigh especially : one from a hog 3 a : a showy performer especially : an actor performing in an exaggerated theatrical style b : someone who enjoys performing and who tends to behave in an exaggerated or playful way when people are watching A bit of a ham, she's been collecting these one-liners for decades. Elizabeth Rubin " … I was always sort of a ham. I talk a lot. I'm wild. I was always performing growing up … " Pokey LaFarge c : a licensed operator of an amateur radio station 4 : a cushion used especially by tailors for pressing curved areas of garments ham adjective ham 2 of 3 verb hammed; hamming transitive verb : to execute with exaggerated speech or gestures : overact ham it up for the camera intransitive verb : to overplay a part Ham 3 of 3 noun (2) ˈham : a son of Noah held to be the progenitor of the Egyptians, Nubians, and Canaanites Synonyms Noun (1) backside behind booty [slang] bootie bottom breech bum buns butt buttocks caboose can cheeks derriere derrière duff fanny fundament haunches heinie [slang] hunkers keister [slang] keester nates posterior rear rear end rump seat tail tail end tush [slang] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun (1) We're having ham for dinner. He was once a fine actor, but now he's just an old ham. Cameras bring out the ham in her. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Hot dog prices jumped 4.9%, while ham was up 1.3% and turkey rose 2.2%. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 As night falls, the comrades come upon an inviting cabin in the forest where robbers are scarfing ham and swilling wine and generally roistering. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Croquetas on the dinner menu are packed with smoky ham hock, and the Sunday brunch menu features such revelations as a waffle loaded with duck confit. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 That money, as well as her winning multimillion-dollar bid at 2021's ham breakfast, goes to charity. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2022 Many are buying less meat or trading down to cheaper cuts — ham instead of pork chops, for example, said Tonsor. Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 Start with baby dill pickles (sometimes called cornichons), fill them with a spicy cheese mixture, wrap them in ham, and bake. Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 But even without the alcohol, there's something charming about serving simple ham sliders as finger food at a fancy fête. Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2022 Critics of the war lambasted it as heartless, ham-handed propaganda, while supporters lauded the piece as illustrating how ordinary Russians endorse the conflict despite the toll. New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Verb But this week, the star behind the queen was determined to ham it up and have fun. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 Like many of the other portrayals on this list, when the legend is better than the truth, ham it up. Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 1 July 2022 The actors who get to ham it up are quickly the most entertaining, especially Jóhannesson and Asbjørn Krogh, who pops up halfway through the season as a vicious Christian Viking. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2022 Most of the returning performers ham it up as much as possible, making this ambitious and absurd endeavor — basically, turning a meme into a bloated but fun, moving, and self-aware nostalgia trip of a movie — work. Carrie Wittmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2021 Labor and supply shortages, along with a change in customer demand patterns, continue to affect many involved in the Christmas product supply chain in Indiana and across the country, from tree farmers to ham warehouses. Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2021 Other councilmembers looking to ham it up with Sawant struggled to find such common ground. Andrew Schwartz, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2021 Attendees will also have the chance to indulge in additional mouthwatering munchies, collect tons of seltzer swag, and ham it up for ‘gram worthy epic photoshoots. Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 The atmosphere is lively and the menu is focused on pork in all its forms from chops to ham to pate, but there's also duck terrine, octopus, oysters, and a few vegetable dishes. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English hamme, homme "back of the knee, hock of a quadruped," going back to Old English hamm, homm (strong feminine) "back of the knee," going back to Germanic hammō-, hamō- (whence also Middle Dutch hamme "back of the knee, shank," Old High German hamma, hama (feminine weak noun) "hollow of the knee, calf, hock," hammo (masculine weak noun) "hock," Old Norse hǫm "back of the leg, haunch (of a horse)," going back to an Indo-European ablauting paradigm konh₂-m-, kn̥h₂-m-os, whence also Old Irish cnáim "bone," Greek knḗmē "shank, tibia"); (sense 3) probably short for hamfatter Note: The presumption is that the Germanic etymon is a generalization of the nominative form, while the Celtic and Greek etyma maintained the oblique form. The geminate -mm- in the Germanic words is most likely a reduction of -nm-; G. Kroonen (Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic,* Brill, 2013) explains the variation between single and double -m- as "analogical degemination [loss of gemination] in the nominative case of an n-stem paradigm." Verb derivative of ham entry 1 (sense 3) Noun (2) Hebrew First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1933, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun (2) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing ham ham-fisted Virginia ham ham-handed Smithfield ham daisy ham ham it up Westphalian ham ham-fisted Virginia ham ham-handed Smithfield ham daisy ham ham it up Westphalian ham See More Kids Definition ham noun ˈham 1 : a cut of meat consisting of a thigh of pork 2 : an operator of an amateur radio station 3 : a showy performer I know she likes attention, but what a ham! Medical Definition ham noun ˈham 1 : the part of the leg behind the knee : the hollow of the knee : popliteal space 2 : a buttock with its associated thigh or with the posterior part of a thigh —usually used in plural 3 : a hock or the hinder part of a hock ham 1 of 3 adjective as in hammy Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hammy actorly dramaturgic actorish dramaturgical actressy emotionalistic affected emotional sensational operatic wonderful wondrous amazing spectacular awesome exciting marvelous theatrical surprising astonishing melodramatic marvellous astounding stagey histrionic stagy fabulous theatric dramatic overdramatic eye-opening Antonyms & Near Antonyms monotonous uneventful unexciting undramatic unnewsworthy ordinary stale common unspectacular uninspiring unsensational commonplace unrewarding unexceptional matter-of-fact See More ham 2 of 3 noun 1 as in thigh Synonyms & Similar Words thigh shank shin calf drumstick pin member foreleg forelimb 2 as in poser Synonyms & Similar Words poser aper masker pantomimist ape actor pantomime masquerader impressionist mime personator imitator mimic Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonactor 3 as in radioman Synonyms & Similar Words radioman anchorman CBer newscaster anchorwoman huckster anchor disc jockey anchorperson shock jock pitchman announcer disk jockey veejay emcee DJ host mistress of ceremonies VJ MC ham 3 of 3 verb as in to ape Synonyms & Similar Words ape mime clown masquerade mimic imitate pantomime act out overplay overact pose (as) costar underplay take on star (in) playact enact role-play dramatize represent coact render act play impersonate interpret perform depict do portray
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