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hammed

SayHAMDUS · UK/ˈhæmd/AUS/ˈhæːmd/

2 meanings of hammed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of ham. Use this form for acting that already happened.

    The actor hammed so much that nobody took the sad scene seriously.

    Dad hammed it up when he played the wolf in the school play.

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  2. 2
    adjectivein compounds
    Used at the end of joined words to say what someone's thighs or an animal's back legs are like.

    The farmer was proud of his well-hammed pigs.

    The horse was short in the back and broad-hammed.

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hammed is a form of ham

ham, verb: To act in a play or film by showing feelings much too strongly. Full entry

Forms
hamhams he/she/ithamming -ing formhammed past tense, past participle
Spelling
ham → hammed: double the m, add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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