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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She was usually buoyant and effusive, but this time she really hammed it up, hugging and kissing the case of Propel Fitness Water he’d brought home from the store.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
Now their AI capability, however obscure, is hammed up.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
We don’t know if Nguyễn Phú Trọng, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, was briefed on the age discussion in advance, but he really hammed it up for the press.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2023
“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
Slopper hammed it up a bit, trying to mimic and trying to pretend that wasn’t the case.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
