ham
/hæm/noun
उच्चारण हैम
हैम (सूअर की जाँघ का नमक लगा या धुएँ में पका मांस)
Core word
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[C, U]
meat from the top part of a pig's back leg that has been preserved with salt or smoke
हैम (सूअर की जाँघ का नमक लगा या धुएँ में पका मांस)
- a ham sandwich
- slices of ham
- Mix the chopped ham with the cheese and onion.
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- He asked for a ham roll without butter.
- The hotel serves ham and eggs for breakfast.
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[C] informal
an actor who acts badly, especially by exaggerating emotions
अतिनाटकीय (बुरा) अभिनेता
- He is a bit of a ham on stage.
- The villain was played by an old ham who overacted shamelessly.
- The lead actor was a terrible ham who loved the spotlight.
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- Don't be such a ham; just say your lines normally.
- Our drama teacher can spot a ham at once.
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[C] informal
a person who sends and receives radio messages as a hobby
हैम रेडियो चलाने वाला शौकिया व्यक्ति
- Ham radio operators helped rescue teams during the cyclone.
- As a teenager, she became a ham and talked to people in distant countries.
- My uncle is a ham and talks to operators in Japan.
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- Amateur ham radio clubs meet every month in the city.
- Hams passed on the news when the phone lines went down.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
ham (meat, uncountable)
Ham is meat from the back leg of a pig, preserved by salting or smoking. In this sense it is uncountable: some ham, a slice of ham. It is not eaten by Muslims and Jews and many Hindus.
Ham सुअर की पिछली टाँग का परिरक्षित मांस है; इस अर्थ में यह uncountable है: some ham, a slice of ham।
- He ordered a ham sandwich at the cafe.
- She put a slice of ham on the bread.
ham (actor)
A ham is an actor who acts badly by exaggerating emotions. It is informal and countable: a ham, hams. The related adjective is hammy.
Ham वह अभिनेता है जो भावनाओं को बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बुरी तरह अभिनय करता है; यह अनौपचारिक countable noun है।
- The old actor was a terrible ham on stage.
ham (radio operator)
A ham, or ham radio operator, is an amateur who sends and receives radio messages as a hobby.
Ham शौक के रूप में रेडियो संदेश भेजने और पाने वाला शौकिया संचालक है।
- Her uncle is a ham who talks to people in other countries.
ham it up / ham up (phrasal verb)
To ham it up means to exaggerate your acting or behaviour for fun or to get attention.
'Ham it up' का अर्थ मज़े या ध्यान के लिए अभिनय या व्यवहार को बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर करना है।
- The children hammed it up for the camera.
- He hams up every scene in the play.
+Collocations 5
adjective + ham
smokedslicedcuredboiledroastbaked
- Smoked ham is common in Western sandwiches.
ham + noun
sandwichradiooperatoractorsliceroll
- Her grandfather was a ham radio operator for thirty years.
measure + ham
a slice ofa piece ofa kilo ofa tin ofsome
- She bought a kilo of ham from the supermarket.
verb + ham
slicecuresmokeeatserveham up
- The students hammed up the farewell skit.
ham (actor) + phrase
a bit of a hama born hamham up a sceneham it up
- Every class has a born ham who loves the stage.
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- The chef sliced the ham thinly for the sandwiches.
रसोइये ने सैंडविच के लिए ham को पतला काटा।
- Rohan is a bit of a ham, and he loves acting in school plays.
रोहन थोड़ा बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर अभिनय करने वाला है और उसे स्कूल के नाटकों में अभिनय पसंद है।
- During the flood, ham radio operators helped to pass messages.
बाढ़ के दौरान ham रेडियो संचालकों ने संदेश पहुँचाने में मदद की।
- Vegetarian guests chose cheese instead of ham.
शाकाहारी मेहमानों ने ham की जगह पनीर चुना।
- Radhika hammed it up as the comic villain in the college play.
राधिका ने कॉलेज के नाटक में हास्य-खलनायक की भूमिका बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर निभाई।
- The shop sells cheese, ham and bread for picnics.
दुकान पिकनिक के लिए चीज़, ham और ब्रेड बेचती है।
- The radio ham in our colony still uses an old set built by his father.
हमारी कॉलोनी का रेडियो ham आज भी अपने पिता के बनाए पुराने सेट का प्रयोग करता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She ate a ham for lunch.
✓ She ate some ham for lunch.
For the meat, ham is uncountable, so use some.
मांस के अर्थ में ham uncountable है, इसलिए 'some' आता है।
→Phrasal verbs 1
ham it up
(of an actor) to act in a deliberately exaggerated way
अतिनाटकीय अभिनय करना
- The actors hammed it up for the children's play.