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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked);
[syn: ham, jambon, gammon]

2. (Old Testament) son of Noah;

3. a licensed amateur radio operator;

4. an unskilled actor who overacts;
[syn: ham, ham actor]


VERB (1)

1. exaggerate one's acting;
[syn: overact, ham it up, ham, overplay]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ham \Ham\ (h[aum]m), n. Home. [North of Eng.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ham \Ham\ (h[a^]m), n. [AS. ham; akin to D. ham, dial. G. hamme, OHG. hamma. Perh. named from the bend at the ham, and akin to E. chamber. Cf. Gammon ham.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. [1913 Webster] 2. The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking. [1913 Webster] A plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak hams. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ham \Ham\ (h[a^]m), n. 1. [Short for hamfatter.] a person who performs in a showy or exaggerated style; -- used especially of actors. Also used attributively, as, a ham actor. [PJC] 2. The licensed operator of an amateur radio station. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ham \Ham\ (h[a^]m), v. i. (Theater) To act with exaggerated voice and gestures; to overact. [PJC] ham it up to act in a showy fashion or to act so as to attract attention; to ham. [Colloq.] [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ham n 1: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) [syn: ham, jambon, gammon] 2: (Old Testament) son of Noah 3: a licensed amateur radio operator 4: an unskilled actor who overacts [syn: ham, ham actor] v 1: exaggerate one's acting [syn: overact, ham it up, ham, overplay] [ant: underact, underplay]
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

ham The opposite of spam, sense 3; that is, incoming mail that the user actually wants to see.