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hams

hams noun: the hamstring muscles; the biceps femoris. Also the plural of ham.

Noun

hams

  1. (slang) The hamstring muscles; the biceps femoris
    • Powerful hip extension is essential if you hope to squat heavier, jump higher or run faster, making it essential to train the hams using focused hip-extension exercises (like the romanian deadlift).2010, Adam Garett, “Fried Hams”, in Reps!, 17:23

Proper noun capitalized: Hams

Hams

  1. (plural) plural of Ham

Also used as

hams is also the plural of ham.

Phrases with hams

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Questions about hams

What does hams mean?
Hams means the hamstring muscles; the biceps femoris.
What part of speech is hams?
Hams can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near hams in the dictionary

  1. Hamric
  2. Hamrick
  3. Hamrics
  4. hamron
  5. hamrons
  6. hams
  7. Hams Hall
  8. hams it up
  9. hams up
  10. hamsa
  11. hamsandwich

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