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Antonyms for hammed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ham |
| Phonetic Transcription : hæm |
Definition of hammed
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 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
- The gang were all missile men and they cheered and jeered as he hammed up the introduction.
- Extract from : « Toy Shop » by Henry Maxwell Dempsey
Synonyms for hammed
- act out
- act the part of
- appear as
- be on
- bring down the house
- burlesque
- caricature
- characterize
- chew up the scenery
- discourse
- display
- do
- do a number
- do a turn
- dramatize
- emote
- enact
- execute
- exhibit
- feign
- give
- go on
- go over
- ham
- ham it up
- impersonate
- lay an egg
- make debut
- mime
- mimic
- mug
- offer
- overact
- parody
- perform
- personate
- personify
- play
- play a gig
- play act
- play gig
- play part
- play role
- playact
- portray
- present
- pretend
- produce
- put it over
- put on
- read a part
- rehearse
- render
- represent
- say one's piece
- show
- simulate
- stage
- star
- stooge
- strut
- take part
- take the role of
- theatricalize
- travesty
- tread the boards
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