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I. ham [hæm] N

1. ham no pl (cured pork meat):

ham
Schinken m <-s, ->
a slice of ham

2. ham ANAT:

ham of animal
ham inf of person

3. ham THEAT pej sl:

ham (bad actor)
ham (bad acting)

4. ham inf (non-professional radio operator):

ham
Amateurfunker(in) m (f) <-s, ->
radio ham
Amateurfunker(in) m (f) <-s, ->

II. ham [hæm] N modifier

1. ham (made with ham):

ham

2. ham (incompetently acting):

ham
ham actor

III. ham [hæm] VB trans THEAT, CINE

to ham it up
to ham it up

cured ham [ˌkjʊərdˈ-, Am ˌkjʊrdˈ-] N

cured ham

ham-ˈfist·ed ADJ pej

ham-fisted
ham-fisted action
plump pej

Par·ma ham [ˌpɑ:məˈhæm, Am ˌpɑ:r-] N no pl FOOD

Parma ham

ˈra·dio ham N

radio ham
Funkamateur(in) m (f) <-s, -e; -, -nen>

ham-ˈhand·ed ADJ Am pej (ham-fisted)

ham-handed
ham-handed action
plump pej
Present
Iham
youham
he/she/ithams
weham
youham
theyham
Past
Ihammed
youhammed
he/she/ithammed
wehammed
youhammed
theyhammed
Present Perfect
Ihavehammed
youhavehammed
he/she/ithashammed
wehavehammed
youhavehammed
theyhavehammed
Past Perfect
Ihadhammed
youhadhammed
he/she/ithadhammed
wehadhammed
youhadhammed
theyhadhammed