Hamstring - English meaning
ˈhæm.strɪŋ
Hamstring – definitions in English dictionary
nounAny of five tendons at the back of a person's knee.
Usage examples:
He pulled a hamstring
verbCripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings.
Usage examples:
He hammered the remnants of his blade into the chest of the one who shattered it, and jumped to avo…Synonims:
CrippleLameHockDisableHandicapInjure
verbTo prevent an activity, or to block the effectiveness of someone or something
Usage examples:
The company is hamstrung by its traditional but inefficient ways of doing business., i played the w…
verbTo limit the amount of something that can be done or the ability or power of someone to do something
Usage examples:
The company was hamstrung by traditional but inefficient ways of conducting business.
nounAny of five tendons (= pieces of tissue connecting muscles to bones) at the back of the knee
Usage examples:
Pull a hamstring he pulled (= injured) a hamstring while playing football.
nounOne of the three large muscles at the back of the thigh
Usage examples:
The hamstring muscles
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Word origin
16th century: from ham1 + string.
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