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gammon

/ˈɡæmən/

gammonnoun

gammons

/ˈɡæmən/

Translations

окорок

He bought a large gammon for the family dinner.

Он купил большой окорок для семейного ужина.

гаммон

In backgammon, a gammon is when the losing player has not borne off any checkers.

В нардах гаммон — это когда проигравший игрок не снял ни одной шашки.

Additional translations

ветчина

Definitions

The hind leg of a pig, which is cured or smoked like bacon.

For dinner, we had a delicious slice of gammon with pineapple.

A victory in backgammon achieved by a player who removes all their pieces before the opponent has removed any.

He won the game with a gammon, scoring double points.

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; humbug; deceptive or foolish talk.

Stop talking gammon and tell us what really happened.

(countable, offensive, chiefly UK) A middle-aged white man regarded as having reactionary political views and a ruddy complexion.

He was dismissed by the protesters as just another gammon shouting about Brexit.

Synonyms

gammonverb

gammoned

Past Simple

gammoned

Past Participle

gammoning

Gerund

/ˈɡæm.ən/

Translations

обманывать

He tried to gammon me into buying a fake watch.

Он пытался обмануть меня, чтобы я купил поддельные часы.

Additional translations

яхтить

Definitions

To deceive or trick someone.

He tried to gammon me into believing he was a famous actor.

To win a backgammon game before the opponent has borne off any pieces, thus scoring extra points.

She managed to gammon her opponent, securing a significant lead in the tournament.

To cure (the hind leg of a pig) by salting or smoking.

The butcher still gammons the pork legs using traditional oak smoke.

Synonyms

gammonadjective

Used attributively to describe food made of or containing gammon.

Definitions

Made of or relating to gammon (cured ham).

I ordered a gammon steak with fried eggs for lunch.

Synonyms