ham

  1. (initialism) .  His Apostolic Majesty, the title given to a number of historical kings of Hungary. .
  2. Proper noun.  (biblical) A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.
  3. Noun.  (anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
  4. Noun.  (countable) The thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat.
  5. Noun.  (uncountable) The thigh of a hog cured for food.
  6. Noun.  The back of the thigh.
  7. Noun.  An actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
  8. Noun.  A person whose hobby is ham radio.
  9. Noun.  (obsolete) (archaic spelling of, home) .
  10. Verb.  To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.

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