ham it up
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To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammilyTo deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.
» Tom really hammed it up.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.
Near-synonym: camp it up
You can count on him to ham it up for the camera.
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More definitions
- exaggerate one's acting
Examples
1 sentencesTom really hammed it up.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
performing arts: exaggerate one's emotions or movements:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
performing arts: exaggerate one's emotions or movements:
Forms
hams it up, hamming it up, hammed it up, hammed it up| Base form | ham it up · to ham it up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hams it up |
| Present participle | hamming it up |
| Past simple | hammed it up |
| Past participle | hammed it up |
irregular
Synonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
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