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hammed

hammed is the simple past and past participle of ham.

Meaning of ham

Verb

ham (third-person singular simple present hams, present participle hamming, simple past and past participle hammed)

  1. To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
    • Near-synonym: camp it up

See all 17 meanings of ham

Adjective

hammed (not comparable)

  1. (in-compounds) Having hams or hocks of the specified kind.

Words formed from hammed

Phrases with hammed

Questions about hammed

What does hammed mean?
Hammed means having hams or hocks of the specified kind.
What is hammed the simple past and past participle of?
Hammed is the simple past and past participle of ham.
What part of speech is hammed?
Hammed is an adjective.

Words near hammed in the dictionary

  1. Hammars
  2. Hammarskjöld
  3. hammatoceratid
  4. hammatoceratids
  5. Hamme
  6. hammed
  7. hammed it up
  8. hammed up
  9. Hammell
  10. Hammells
  11. Hammen

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