ham

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhæm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hæm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ham)

Inflections of 'ham' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hams
v 3rd person singular
hamming
v pres p
hammed
v past
hammed
v past p

Collocations for "ham"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ham" in context.

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ham

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [Christmas, New Year's] ham
  2. [we, my family] always have ham [on, for] Christmas
  3. doesn't eat ham
  4. a [honey glazed, roasted, smoked, baked] ham
  5. [Spanish, Iberian, cured] ham
  6. pick up some ham [at, from] the store
  7. am [cooking, making] ham for [dinner]
  8. are having (a) ham for [dinner]
  9. am [baking, roasting, smoking] a ham
  10. the ham is (still) [baking]
  11. hams hanging in the butcher's
  12. [squatted, lowered] down on his hams
n as adj
  1. a ham (and cheese) sandwich
  2. [over, on] the ham radio
  3. [cook, smoke, cure] a ham hock
  4. is a ham [actor, actress]
v
  1. look at him hamming it up (out there)
  2. is hamming it up (out there)
  3. hamming it up [in the main role, for the camera]
additional examples
  1. am [baking, roasting, smoking] a ham
  2. hamming it up [in the main role, for the camera]
  3. is hamming it up (out there)
  4. look at him hamming it up (out there)
  5. is a ham [actor, actress]
  6. [cook, smoke, cure] a ham hock
  7. [over, on] the ham radio
  8. a ham (and cheese) sandwich
  9. [squatted, lowered] down on his hams
  10. hams hanging in the butcher's
  11. the ham is (still) [baking]
  12. a ham-flavored [soup, broth] base
  13. are having (a) ham for [dinner]
  14. am [cooking, making] ham for [dinner]
  15. pick up some ham [at, from] the store
  16. [Spanish, Iberian, cured] ham
  17. a [honey glazed, roasted, smoked, baked] ham
  18. doesn't eat ham
  19. [we, my family] always have ham [on, for] Christmas
  20. a [Christmas, New Year's] ham
  21. is ham flavored
adv
  1. is ham flavored
'ham' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
smoke - honey - cheese - sandwich - roll - melt - radio - rye - bean - glaze - scallop

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