English Dictionary

HAM IT UP

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ham it up mean? 

HAM IT UP (verb)
  The verb HAM IT UP has 1 sense:

1. exaggerate one's actingplay

  Familiarity information: HAM IT UP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAM IT UP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Exaggerate one's acting

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

ham; ham it up; overact; overplay

Hypernyms (to "ham it up" is one way to...):

act; play; playact; roleplay (perform on a stage or theater)

Domain category:

dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theater; theatre (the art of writing and producing plays)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something


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