Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ham]
- /hæm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ham]
- /hæm/
Definitions of hammed word
- noun hammed an actor or performer who overacts. 1
- noun hammed an operator of an amateur radio station. 1
- idioms hammed ham it up, to overact; ham. 1
- noun hammed Simple past tense and past participle of ham. 1
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Origin of hammed
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; short for hamfatter, after The Hamfat Man, a black minstrel song celebrating an awkward man
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Parts of speech for Hammed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hammed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hammed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hammed
verb hammed
Antonyms for hammed
verb hammed
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
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