Antonyms for ham up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ham

Phonetic Transcription : hæm

Definition of ham up

Origin : "meat of a hog's hind leg used for food," 1630s, from Old English hamm "hollow or bend of the knee," from Proto-Germanic *hamma- (cf. Old Norse höm, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch hamme, Old High German hamma), from PIE *konemo- "shin bone" (cf. Greek kneme "calf of the leg," Old Irish cnaim "bone"). Ham-fisted (1928) was originally in reference to pilots who were heavy on the controls, as was ham-handed (by 1918). With hammen ifalden "with folded hams" was a Middle English way of saying "kneeling."

As in overplay : verb be dramatic
As in perform : verb act, depict as entertainment
As in play : verb act; take the part of
As in ham it up : verb be theatrical
As in act : verb entertain by playing a role
As in play-act : verb act
As in dramatize : verb make a performance of
As in emote : verb express emotion

Example sentences :

And Mary can bring the ham up at once, and I'll get going on that.
Extract from : « First Plays » by A. A. Milne

Synonyms for ham up

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