SHAM


Meaning of SHAM in English

v., n., & adj.

v. (shammed, shamming) 1 intr. feign, pretend. 2 tr. a pretend to be. b simulate (is shamming sleep).

n. 1 imposture, pretence. 2 a person or thing pretending or pretended to be what he or she or it is not.

adj. pretended, counterfeit. shammer n.

[ perh. north. dial. var. of SHAME ]

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