cam

noun

1. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
2. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
3. (UK, dialectal)A ridge or mound of earth.

   “Cum doun t' cam' soid”

4. A spring-loaded camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
5. (informal)Camera.
6. A bootleg recording of a film recorded in a movie theater.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of complementary and alternative medicine.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of common area maintenance.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of computer-aided manufacturing.
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of cockpit area microphone.
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of cell-adhesion molecule.
12. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of crassulacean acid metabolism.
13. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism)Initialism of contract air mail (often followed by the route number, eg, CAM 21).
14. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of content-addressable memory.

verb

1. To go on webcam with someone.

adv

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of kam.

name

1. A river in Cambridgeshire, England, which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
2. A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7400).
3. A minor river in Gloucestershire which flows into the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.
4. A diminutive of the male given name Cameron.

   “Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.”

5. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Campeche: a state of Mexico.