The difference between Bacon and Ham

When used as nouns, bacon means cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig, whereas ham means the region back of the knee joint.

Ham is also verb with the meaning: to overact.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bacon and Ham

Bacon as a noun:

Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig.
Bacon as a noun:

Thin slices of the above in long strips.
Bacon as a noun (slang, derogatory):

The police or spies.

Examples:

"Run! It's the bacon!"
Bacon as a noun (cycling, slang):

Road rash.

Ham as a noun (anatomy):

The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
Ham as a noun (countable):

A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.
Ham as a noun (uncountable):

Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.

Examples:

"a little piece of ham for the cat"
Ham as a noun:

The back of the thigh.
Ham as a noun (internet, informal, uncommon):

Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.

Examples:

"ant spam"

Ham as a noun (acting):

An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
Ham as a noun (radio):

An amateur radio operator.

Ham as a verb (acting):

To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.