HAMMED

HAM

overact, ham it up, ham, overplay

(verb) exaggerate one’s acting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

hammed

simple past tense and past participle of ham

Source: Wiktionary


HAM

Ham, n.

Definition: Home. [North of Eng.] Chaucer.

Ham, n. Etym: [AS. ham; akin to D. ham, dial. G. hamme, OHG. hamma. Perh. named from the bend at the ham, and akin to E. chamber. Cf. Gammon ham.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

2. The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking. A plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak ham. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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