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ham
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Sense: Noun: pig meat
Synonyms:
pork Collocations, bacon Collocations, ham hock, gammon, prosciutto, Parma ham, cured ham, cured pork, ham joint, pork knuckle
Sense: Noun: animal thigh
Synonyms:
hind quarter, hind leg, thigh Collocations, leg Collocations
Sense: Noun: person who overacts - informal
Synonyms:
ham actor, hammy actor, melodramatic actor, luvvie (UK, slang), luvvy (UK, slang), actor Collocations, thespian, thesp (informal)
Sense: Noun: overact - informal
Synonyms:
ham it up (informal), overact, overdramatize, overdramatise (UK), exaggerate, overdo it (informal), camp it up (informal)

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