ham

See also Ham

Pronunciation

• enPR: hăm
• IPA: /hæm/
• SAMPA: /h{m/
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Noun

Singular ham

Plural hams

A ham

A slice of ham

1. (countable) A ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal used for meat.
2. (uncountable) The ham of a pig is the dried thigh used as food.
3. A person's or animal's ham is the back of the thigh.
4. In theater, an actor who over acts is called a ham. A ham has a showy or crazy style.
5. A ham can be a person whose hobby is amateur radio.
6. (anatomy) The back of the knee joint is the ham.

Related words and phrases

• ham radio
• ham-fisted
• hambone
• hammy, hamstring