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hammed it up

hammed it up is the simple past and past participle of ham it up.

Meaning of ham it up

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.
    • Near-synonym: camp it up

Questions about hammed it up

What is hammed it up the simple past and past participle of?
Hammed it up is the simple past and past participle of ham it up.

Words near hammed it up in the dictionary

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

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