💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ham it up"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| camp it upverb | (informal) To behave in a camp (campy) or effeminate way. |
| go hamverb | (intransitive, slang, originally African-American Vernacular, often with on) To do something with the maximum possible effort; to go all out. |
| act outverb | (ambitransitive) To express internal feelings or thoughts. |
| ham upverb | (transitive) To make something more clichéd, or more cheesy. |
| play upverb | (transitive) To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely, or obvious; to showcase or highlight. |
| act upverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To misbehave; to cause trouble. |
| hammocknoun | A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. |
| campnoun | An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures. |
| monkey aroundverb | (informal, idiomatic) To act foolishly. |
| come itverb | (UK, slang) To be impudent. |
| hoke upverb | (colloquial) To elaborate; to give a better, false impression of something |
| put the hammer downverb | (idiomatic) To drive quickly; to step on the accelerator. |
| throw one's cap over the windmillverb | (idiomatic) To act in a bizarre or eccentric manner. |
| jackhammernoun | A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete. |
| act a foolverb | (intransitive, derogatory, informal) to behave irrationally and unseemly. |
| hammernoun | A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. |
| hillbillynoun | (often derogatory) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication. |
| chew the sceneryverb | (idiomatic, performing arts) To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant. |
| act the goatverb | To play around in a silly manner. |
| flip one's wigverb | (idiomatic, informal) To become very angry. |
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