Definitions for HAM
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. ham, jambon, gammonnoun

   meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

2. Hamnoun

   (Old Testament) son of Noah

3. hamnoun

   a licensed amateur radio operator

4. ham, ham actorverb

   an unskilled actor who overacts

5. overact, ham it up, ham, overplayverb

   exaggerate one's acting

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hamnoun

   The licensed operator of an amateur radio station.

2. Hamverb

   To act with exaggerated voice and gestures; to overact.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hamnoun

   A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ham

   whether initial or final, is no other than the Saxon ham, a house, farm, or village. Edmund Gibson Camden.

2. HAMnoun

   Etymology: ham, Saxon; hamme, Dutch.

   1. The hip; the hinder part of the articulation of the thigh with the knee.

   The ham was much relaxed; but there was some contraction remaining. Richard Wiseman.

   2. The thigh of a hog salted.

   Who has not learn’d, fresh sturgeon and ham pye
   Are no rewards for want and infamy. Alexander Pope, Horace.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ham

   Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking. As a processed meat, the term "ham" includes both whole cuts of meat and ones that have been mechanically formed. Ham is made around the world, including a number of regional specialties, such as Westphalian ham and some varieties of Spanish jamón. In addition, numerous ham products have specific geographical naming protection, such as prosciutto di Parma in Europe, and Smithfield ham in the US.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ham

   Ham typically refers to cured or smoked meat, primarily from a pig's hind leg. It is commonly consumed as a meat product and can be found in various forms such as whole, sliced, or diced. Ham can be cooked, baked, or used as an ingredient in various dishes and recipes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hamnoun

   home

2. Hamnoun

   the region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock

3. Hamnoun

   the thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking

4. Etymology: [Short for hamfatter.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ham

   Ham is a cut of meat from the thigh of the hind leg of an animal, usually a pig. Nearly all hams sold today are either fully cooked or cured.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ham

   ham, n. the back of the thigh: the thigh of an animal, esp. of a hog salted and dried. [A.S. hamm; cf. dial. Ger. hamme.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ham

   a son of Noah, and the Biblical ancestor of the southern dark races of the world as known to the ancients.

2. Ham

   a town in the dep. of Somme, France, 70 m. NE. of Paris, with a fortress, used in recent times as a State prison, in which Louis Napoleon was confined from 1840 to 1846.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. ham

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

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ham

   A town and fortress of France, in the department of Somme, situated on the river of that name, 36 miles east-southeast from Amiens. It is of ancient origin, and was erected in 1407 into a duchy, which was held by the families of Courcy, Orleans, Luxemburg, and Vendôme. Its old fortress was built by Constable de St. Pol in 1470, and is now used as a state prison. Its walls are 39 feet thick, and its principal tower is 108 feet in height, and the same in diameter. Louis Napoleon, late emperor of the French, was confined here from 1840 till 1846.

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1. ham

   Song lyrics by ham -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by ham on the Lyrics.com website.

2. HAM

   What does HAM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HAM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Who Was Who?Rate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ham

   Second officer and engineer of the Ark.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HAM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ham is ranked #2133 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ham surname appeared 16,980 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Ham.
   
   66.2% or 11,244 total occurrences were White.
   16.4% or 2,786 total occurrences were Asian.
   11.6% or 1,971 total occurrences were Black.
   3.6% or 627 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 282 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 68 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Old Testament
   • Cut Of Pork
   • Man
   • Radio Operator

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HAM' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4637

Anagrams for HAM »

1. HMA

2. mah

3. MHA

How to pronounce HAM?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HAM in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HAM in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HAM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of HAM in a Sentence

1. Nicholas II of Russia:

   Well, this may have once been a ham, but now it is nothing but an ex-ham.

2. Ogden Nash, "The Pig":

   The Pig, if I am not mistaken, Supplies us sausage, ham, and Bacon. Let others say his heart is big, I think it stupid of the Pig.

3. Tony Finau:

   We just ham-and-egged it really nicely, you know, I birdied 14, he birdied 15, I birdied 16, 17.

4. Dusty Baker:

   If I can continue that, things will trend upward. Ohtani thinks this was his first walkoff hit since Game 3 of the 2016 Japan Series with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He said he has adjusted his stance to give him a better view of the pitcher and the entire field. Houston trailed 5-2 going into the ninth before rallying to tie. Martin Maldonado led off with a single and moved to third on George Springers double off Ty Buttrey before scoring on a passed ball. George Springers brought The Astros within a run when George Springers scored on Josh Reddicks grounder to first. Michael Brantley lined a single to center before being lifted for a pinch-runner. Myles Straw stole second with two outs and tied it on Kyle Tuckers double off Matt Andriese. The Astros manager Dusty Baker bemoaned the missed opportunities. They were 3 for 24 with runners in scoring position and left 12 on base. We did fight back in the ninth, but a lot of times you lose the game before the ninth. It was very frustrating tonight to see opportunities squandered, he said. Andriese( 2-2) bounced back and retired seven straight to get the win as Los Angeles improved to 2-5 in extra-inning games. I can not give Matt Andriese enough praise, Joe Maddon said about Matt Andriese. Matt Andriese made just the one mistake pitch but did not cave. Dylan Bundy allowed only two runs in seven innings for The Angels. Dylan Bundy only trouble came in the fourth when Houston plated a pair to get within 4-2. Michael Brantley scored on Tuckers grounder to first, and Carlos Correas double drove in Yuli Gurriel. The Angels extended The Angels lead to 5-2 in the sixth on Andrelton Simmons RBI single. Dylan Bundy lowered Dylan Bundy ERA to 2.49, which is third in the AL. The right-hander struck out eight and allowed only six hits with one walk. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP TOUGH START, BETTER RELIEF McCullers made it through only five batters for the shortest start of his career. Andrelton Simmons led off with an infield single, Trout homered and McCullers loaded the bases with three straight walks. Baker said McCullers was not hurt, but that he hasnt pitched this many innings in a season since having Tommy John surgery on Tommy John right elbow in 2018. He didnt want to come out of the game.

5. Jonathan Fahey:

   In a lot of ways, he's the most successful member of this administration because his job isn't to enforce the law the way they see it, his job was to open this border and to not enforce the law. So he should get an A + and he'll get a big holiday ham or something this Christmas for the work he did, but in terms of what he was supposed to do and the oath that he took to enforce the law, to enforce the Constitution, or to uphold the Constitution, has been absolutely disastrous.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HAM
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=HAM
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ham
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=HAM
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HAM
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=HAM
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=HAM
10. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Ham
11. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Ham
12. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
13. ^ Who Was Who?
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=HAM
14. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html