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hams up

hams up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ham up.

Meaning of ham up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To make something more clichéd, or more cheesy.

Questions about hams up

What is hams up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hams up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ham up.

Words near hams up in the dictionary

  1. hamron
  2. hamrons
  3. hams
  4. Hams Hall
  5. hams it up
  6. hams up
  7. hamsa
  8. hamsandwich
  9. hamsandwiches
  10. hamsas
  11. Hamsey

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