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Definitions for Hamming

[1] an actor or performer who overacts.
[2] an operator of an amateur radio station.
[3] to act with exaggerated expression of emotion; overact.
[4] ham it up , to overact; ham.
[5] the part of the hindquarters of a pig or similar animal between the hock and the hip
[6] the meat of this part, esp when salted or smoked
[7] informal the back of the leg above the knee the space or area behind the knee
[8] needlework a cushion used for moulding curves
[9] theatre informal an actor who overacts or relies on stock gestures or mannerisms overacting or clumsy acting (as modifier ) a ham actor
[10] informal a licensed amateur radio operator (as modifier ) a ham licence
[11] informal to overact

Words related to Hamming

hamrepresent, play, give, show, offer, execute, produce, display, present, stage, perform, do, portray, enact, seeming, enactment, depiction, imitation, portrayal, impersonation

Words nearby Hamming

hamhalvers, halves, halyard, halysites, halévy, ham, ham up, ham's test, ham-fisted, ham-handed, hama

Origin of Hamming

21880–85; short for hamfatter, after The Hamfat Man, a black minstrel song celebrating an awkward man

Word origin for Hamming

C19: special use of ham 1 ; in some senses probably influenced by amateur

Synonyms for Hamming

assuming, characterization, depiction, dramatics, dramatizing, enacting, enactment, feigning, histrionics, imitating, imitation, impersonation, improvisation, mime, mimicry, pantomime, performance, playing, portrayal, portraying, posing, posturing, pretending, pretense, putting, rendition, seeming, simulating, stagecraft, stooging, theatre, theatricals, play acting, showing off