ham

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ham

An actor hams it up on stage during a comedy play.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • An unskilled actor who overacts: A performer, especially in theater or film, who acts in an exaggerated, theatrical, or unconvincing manner.
    • A licensed amateur radio operator: A person who engages in two-way radio communication as a hobby, using designated radio frequencies.
    • (Old Testament) son of Noah: In the Bible, Ham is one of the three sons of Noah.
    • Meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked): The salted or smoked meat from the upper part of a pig's leg.

  2. Verb:

    • To exaggerate one's acting: To perform with excessive emotion or theatricality; to overact.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (unskilled actor):
    • The director was frustrated with the ham who ruined the serious scene with his over-the-top performance.
    • He's such a ham, always mugging for the camera.
  • Noun (amateur radio operator):
    • My grandfather has been a ham for over fifty years and enjoys talking to people worldwide.
  • Noun (meat):
    • We had glazed ham for our holiday dinner.
    • I'll have a ham sandwich for lunch.
  • Verb:
    • Stop hamming it up and deliver the lines naturally.
    • The inexperienced actor tended to ham whenever he was on stage.
Advanced Usage
  • "To ham it up": To act in an exaggeratedly theatrical or comedic way, often deliberately for humorous effect.
    • The comedians decided to ham it up for the final sketch, making the audience roar with laughter.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hammy (adj): Characteristic of a ham; overly theatrical or exaggerated in acting.
    • His hammy delivery made the villain seem more silly than scary.
  • Ham-fisted (adj): Clumsy or awkward, especially with one's hands. (Note: This is a compound word listed separately as a variant).
    • His ham-fisted attempt to fix the watch only made it worse.
  • Ham radio (n): The hobby or practice of amateur radio communication.
    • He spends his weekends talking to other enthusiasts on his ham radio.
Synonyms
  • Noun (actor): Overactor, scene-chewer, thespian (ironic).
  • Verb: Overact, exaggerate, melodramatize.
  • Noun (meat): Gammon (British English), pork leg.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Ham up (phrasal verb): To perform with deliberate exaggeration. (This is the verb form of "to ham it up").
    • The actor was told not to ham up the emotional scene.
Related Idioms
  • "Ham actor": A term for a performer known for overacting.
    • He gained a reputation as a ham actor after his performance in that low-budget play.
ham

An actor hams it up on stage during a comedy play.

Noun
  1. an unskilled actor who overacts
  2. a licensed amateur radio operator
  3. (Old Testament) son of Noah
  4. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
Verb
  1. exaggerate one's acting

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