ham

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ham [ham hams hammed hamming] noun, verb BrE [hæm] NAmE [hæm]
noun
1. countable, uncountable the top part of a pig's leg that has been cured (= preserved using salt or smoke) and is eaten as food; the meat from this
•The hams were cooked whole.
•a slice of ham
•a ham sandwich
compare ↑bacon, ↑gammon, ↑pork
2. countable a person who sends and receives radio messages as a hobby rather than as a job
•a radio ham
3. countable (informal) (often used as an adjective)an actor who performs badly, especially by exaggerating emotions
•a ham actor
4. countable, usually plural (informal)the back part of a person's leg above the knee
see also ↑hamstring

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 and n. sense 4 Old English ham hom Germanic ‘be crooked’ v. and n. senses 2 to 3 late 19th cent. ↑amateur hamfatter ‘inexpert performer’

Example Bank:
•We had boiled ham on the bone for dinner.
•cold ham and salad
Idiom: ↑ham it up
 
verb (-mm-)
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 and n. sense 4 Old English ham hom Germanic ‘be crooked’ v. and n. senses 2 to 3 late 19th cent. ↑amateur hamfatter ‘inexpert performer’
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ham actor, Ham, jambon, gammon, overact, ham it up, overplay
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  underact, underplay