Analysis Complete

ham

/ ham /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
Type of:
cut of pork
Kinds of:
Virginia ham prosciuto
noun Sense 2
an unskilled actor who overacts
Type of:
actor histrion player
Derived:
overact ham it up overplay
noun Sense 3
a licensed amateur radio operator
Type of:
radio operator
noun Sense 4
(Old Testament) son of Noah
Type of:
man adult male
Domain:
Old Testament
verb Sense 5
exaggerate one''s acting
Opposites:
underact underplay
Type of:
act play roleplay
Derived:
ham actor hamming overacting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
dramaturgy dramatic art dramatics
Semantic Complexity
50%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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cut of pork Virginia ham prosciuto actor histrion player radio operator man adult male act play roleplay