ham
noun
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
hammed
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past participleof ham.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ham.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hamnouna cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
Example Sentences
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The last part was hammed up a bit; lacking a controlling stake doesn’t automatically equate to no influence on decisions.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2024
Now their AI capability, however obscure, is hammed up.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
“He landed funny on his knee and hammed his hip, and we were really worried about it,” Carroll said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
Then, back to business: “I’m going to lead you through a little eighth-grade vocal warm-up,” Micciche hammed up the last phrase.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
Several sailors did imitations of Cockney boys begging for a treat as Marston hammed it up as an ice cream vendor.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
