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sham vs talk through one's hat

talk through one's hat vs sham

sham is a noun but talk through one's hat is not a noun.

sham is an adjective but talk through one's hat is not an adjective.

sham and talk through one's hat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sham Yes Yes Yes No
talk through one's hat No No Yes No
As verbs, talk through one's hat is a hyponym of sham; that is, talk through one's hat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sham:
  • sham: make believe with the intent to deceive
  • talk through one's hat: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
Other hyponyms of sham include play possum, take a dive, bull, bullshit, fake, mouth.
sham (noun) talk through one's hat (noun)
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
sham (adjective) talk through one's hat (adjective)
adopted in order to deceive
sham (verb) talk through one's hat (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
make a pretence of
Difference between sham and talk through one's hat

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