Overact
21overact — v Theat. Sl. ham or ham up; affect, put on, counterfeit, sham, make a show of; overdo, overstress, overcharge, overcolor, overstate, make a mountain out of a molehill, make much ado about nothing, make much of; color, paint, paint in glowing… …
22overact — /oʊvərˈækt/ (say ohvuhr akt) verb (i) 1. to act in an exaggerated manner. –verb (t) 2. to act (a part, etc.) in an exaggerated manner …
23overact — v.tr. & intr. act in an exaggerated manner …
24ham it up — verb exaggerate one s acting • Syn: ↑overact, ↑ham, ↑overplay • Ant: ↑underact (for: ↑overact) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
25ham — ham1 /ham/, n. 1. a cut of meat from the heavy muscled part of a hog s rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured. 2. that part of a hog s hind leg. 3. the part of the leg back of the knee. 4. Often, hams. the back of the thigh, or the… …
26ham — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., slang, hambone, ham actor, show off, grandstand player. v., slang, ham it up, overact, emote, chew the scenery, pull out all the stops. See drama. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Smoked pork thigh] Syn.… …
27Affectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affectation affectation Sgm: N 1 affectedness affectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 acting a part acting a part &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense &c.(falsehood) 544 …
28chew the scenery — phrasal : to act a stage or screen part with undue or inappropriate violence : overact * * * chew (up) the scenery (of an actor) overact he chews up the courtroom scenery as the unscrupulous attorney …
29All over — Over O ver, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. [1913 Webster] 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space… …
30Ham — (h[a^]m), v. i. (Theater) To act with exaggerated voice and gestures; to overact. [PJC] {ham it up} to act in a showy fashion or to act so as to attract attention; to ham. [Colloq.] [PJC] …
