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ham

/hæm/

hamnoun

hams

/hæm/

Translations

ветчина

I made a sandwich with ham and cheese.

Я сделал бутерброд с ветчиной и сыром.

окорок

The smoked ham was the highlight of the dinner.

Копченый окорок был изюминкой ужина.

Definitions

The meat from the upper part of a pig's leg, typically cured and smoked.

We had slices of ham with our breakfast this morning.

An actor who overacts or exaggerates their performance.

The play was entertaining, but the lead actor was a bit of a ham.

A licensed amateur radio operator.

He spent the afternoon chatting with other hams around the world.

The region at the back of the knee or the thigh of a human or animal (archaic or dialect).

The knight felt a sharp pain in the ham of his leg after the long ride.

Synonyms

meat

cured meat

ham hock

gammon

pork

hamverb

hammed

Past Simple

hammed

Past Participle

hamming

Gerund

/hæm/

Translations

переигрывать

He tends to ham it up during performances.

Он склонен переигрывать во время выступлений.

Definitions

To overact or perform with exaggerated emotions or gestures.

The actor tended to ham it up during the comedic scenes, drawing laughter from the audience.

Synonyms

hamadjective

/hæm/

Often used attributively before another noun to indicate that the food item contains ham.

Definitions

Made with or containing ham.

I ordered a ham sandwich for lunch.

Overly theatrical or exaggerated in acting style.

The critic panned the play for its ham performances.

Synonyms