ham
noun
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
had hammed
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past perfectof ham.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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If Wilder had hammed that up it would have ruined it.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2016
It had been for other actors, he says, who had hammed it up.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2015
