ham up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ham up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ham2 [Am hæm, Brit ham] N

II.ham2 <pres part hamming; pt, pp hammed> [Am hæm, Brit ham] VB intr THEAT

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bitleft a bit
up United! Brit

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

See also come up to

ham up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ham up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
There's no sly jesting wink towards the camera or attempts to ham up the performance, just an honest portrayal of a man intoxicated with the ideals of chivalry and honour.
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This will wash away some of the salt, but also plump the ham up.
utv.ie
She managed to ham up her over the top characters while committing to them completely -- the only way to really pull them off.
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Each of these help her to ham up these moments even more.
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