ham up

English - Turkish

Definition of ham up in English Turkish dictionary

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ham it up

(deyim) Oynadığı rolü abartmak

English - English

Definition of ham up in English English dictionary

To make something more clichéd, or more cheesy

(deyim) Overact

(deyim) Perform or act in an excessive way to attract attention or amuse people

He HAMMED the part UP to get the audience to laugh.

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ham it up

To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act badly

You can count on him to ham it up for the camera.

ham it up

(deyim) Overact

Hyphenation

Ham up

Turkish pronunciation

häm ʌp

Pronunciation

/ˈham ˈəp/ /ˈhæm ˈʌp/

Etymology

[ 'ham ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English hamme, from Old English hamm; akin to Old High German hamma ham, Greek knEmE shinbone, Old Irish cnáim bone.