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ham
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As a noun, ham means the region back of the knee joint. As a verb, it means overact.
Meanings of ham
10 meaningsnoun
anatomyThe region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.
Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.
“a little piece of ham for the cat”
The back of the thigh.
internetinformaluncommonElectronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.
actingAn overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
radioAn amateur radio operator.
An unskilled actor who overactsperson
Similar: ham actor
Obsolete form of home.
verb
actingTo overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).