Ham vs. Overactor

Hamnoun

(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

Overactornoun

(acting) Someone who overacts.

Hamnoun

(countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.

Hamnoun

(uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.

‘a little piece of ham for the cat’;

Hamnoun

The back of the thigh.

Hamnoun

Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.

Hamnoun

obsolete form of home

Hamnoun

(acting) an overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style

Hamnoun

(radio) an amateur radio operator

Hamverb

(acting) To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.

Hamnoun

Home.

Hamnoun

The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

Hamnoun

The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking.

‘A plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak hams.’;

Hamnoun

a person who performs in a showy or exaggerated style; - used especially of actors. Also used attributively, as, a ham actor.

Hamnoun

The licensed operator of an amateur radio station.

Hamverb

To act with exaggerated voice and gestures; to overact.

Hamnoun

meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

Hamnoun

(Old Testament) son of Noah

Hamnoun

a licensed amateur radio operator

Hamnoun

an unskilled actor who overacts

Hamverb

exaggerate one's acting

Hamnoun

(in the Bible) a son of Noah (Gen. 10:1), traditional ancestor of the Hamites.

Hamverb

overact

‘she hammed it up for the cameras’;

Ham

Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking. As a processed meat, the term includes both whole cuts of meat and ones that have been mechanically formed.

‘ham’;