1. meat from the upper part of a pig’s leg, usually cured or smoked
2. the back part of the human thigh or the leg of an animal
3. an actor who performs in an exaggerated or overly dramatic way
Usage: informal

1. to act in an exaggerated or overly dramatic way
Usage: informal

Examples

• We served glazed ham for Easter dinner.
• The deli makes excellent ham sandwiches.
• The runner pulled his ham during the race.
• That actor is such a ham on stage.
• Stop hamming it up for the camera.
• She tends to ham up her performances.
• The honey-baked ham was delicious.
• He injured his ham muscle while sprinting.