Definition of gammon - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodRare cured or smoked hamRare
- She served a large slice of gammon for dinner..
2.
- The politician was criticized as a gammon.
3.
gamesTECH. victory in backgammon with no opponent stones borne offTECH.
- He won the game with a gammon.
4.
maritimeTECH. rope fastening a bowsprit to a ship's stemTECH.
- The sailor checked the gammon for wear.
Verb
1.
gamesTECH. win a backgammon game while opponent scores zeroTECH.
- She managed to gammon her opponent in the final game.
2.
maritimeTECH. secure a bowsprit with ropes on a shipTECH.
- The sailor gammoned the bowsprit before the storm hit.
3.
- He tried to gammon the audience with his tricks..
Images of gammon
cured or smoked ham 
rope fastening a bowsprit to a ship's stem
Expressions with gammon
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lower part of a cured pig's leg used in cooking
The soup recipe calls for a gammon hock.
nonsense or absurd talk or ideas
He dismissed the rumors as gammon and spinach.
dish of ham with pickles
We had gammon and pickles for lunch.
Origin of gammon
Middle English, gamen (game)
Examples of gammon in a sentence
He bought a whole gammon for the holiday feast. He was often dismissed as a gammon by his peers. The debate was dominated by gammons shouting over each other. The player achieved a gammon, leaving his opponent stunned. Securing a gammon, she celebrated her strategic win. The crew inspected the gammon before setting sail.
He learned to tie a gammon during his training. He was thrilled to gammon his rival in the tournament. They practiced strategies to gammon more effectively. They had to gammon the bowsprit quickly in the high winds. He learned to gammon the bowsprit during his first voyage. She would gammon her friends with elaborate stories. They tried to gammon us with a fake treasure map.
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- French:jambon fumé, remporter un gammon, ...
- German:Schinken, besiegen, ...
- Italian:prosciutto, vincere con gammon, ...
- Spanish:jamón curado, ganar, ...
- Portuguese:presunto defumado, ganhar por gammon, ...
- Chinese:熏火腿, 大胜, ...
- Japanese:ハム, ギャモン勝ちする, ...
- Arabic:لَحْم خِنْزير مُملَّح, فاز بالجامون, ...
- Hebrew:נָתַח חֲזִיר כָּבוּשׁ, לְהַשִּׂיג נִצָּחוֹן גָּמוֹן, ...
- Russian:ветчина, выигрывать гаммоном, ...
- Ukrainian:шинка, перемогти гаммоном, ...
- Hindi:स्मोक्ड हैम, गामन करना, ...
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