HAM IT UP

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 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 acting

  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