Used in a Sentence

gammon

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gammon.

Editorial note

In backgammon, TD-gammon used a rather naive neural net approach and trained itself, optimizing its own play over time!

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A cut of quick-cured pork leg.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gammon gathered in one view.

noun

A cut of quick-cured pork leg.

verb

To cure bacon by salting.

verb

To lash with ropes (on a ship).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gammon.

noun

A cut of quick-cured pork leg.

verb

To cure bacon by salting.

verb

To lash with ropes (on a ship).

noun

(backgammon) A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.

Example sentences

1

In backgammon, TD-gammon used a rather naive neural net approach and trained itself, optimizing its own play over time!

2

You think you can define me, because I scorn gammon - you must think you're still on Facebook.

3

Though really it’s just Nick Gammon answering questions so actually he wrote it.

4

It's worse than Daily Mail for sensationalist ragebait and gammon-pandering garbage.

5

Bangs and matrix are overloaded, it's hard keeping up with what others mean in their use of terms, Gammon in the UK has a meaning different to it's use by urban aboriginal people in Australia.

6

>You think you can define me, because I scorn gammon - you must think you're still on Facebook.

Quote examples

1

An attitude that has become common in the UK is to say the government needs powers control the "gammon" (i.e.

2

A lot of people believe the country is full of untrustowrthy "gammon".

3

Nitpick: "gammon" as a constituency refers to boomers and older Gen X, typically financially comfortable, who are declining in intellectual openness and increasing in strength of opinion.

4

They are called "gammon" because their faces go bright pink as they rail against the EU, immigrants, woke nonsense, and the laziness of today's youth.

Proper noun examples

1

Nielsen-Gammon said the overall intensity of extreme rainfall in Texas has increased by 15% over the past 40-50 years.

2

That has been known since at least the 1990s with TD-Gammon beating the world champions in Backgammon.

3

This is also similar to which areas TD-Gammon excelled at in Backgammon.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gammon in a sentence?

In backgammon, TD-gammon used a rather naive neural net approach and trained itself, optimizing its own play over time!

What does gammon mean?

A cut of quick-cured pork leg.

What part of speech is gammon?

gammon is commonly used as noun, verb.