Hamstring - English meaning

ˈhæm.strɪŋ

Hamstring – definitions in English dictionary

noun
Any of five tendons at the back of a person's knee.
Usage examples:
He pulled a hamstring

verb
Cripple (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

verb
To 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…

verb
To 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.

noun
Any 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.

noun
One of the three large muscles at the back of the thigh
Usage examples:
The hamstring muscles

Hamstring translation into English

Hamstring: translate from English into Chinese

腘绳肌

Hamstring: translate from English into Dutch

Hamstring, Verminken, Pees, Bederven

Hamstring: translate from English into French

Tendon, Handicaper, Couper les tendons

Hamstring: translate from English into German

Lähmen, Kniesehne, Achillessehne, Vereiteln, Handlungsunfähig machen, Unterbinden

Hamstring: translate from English into Hindi

पंख काटना, मंदिर शिरा, घुटने के पीछे की पाँच नसों में एक नस, पिछली टाँग की रान के भीतर की बड़ी नस

Hamstring: translate from English into Italian

Tendine del ginocchio, Azzoppare, Tendine del garretto, Rendere storpio

Hamstring: translate from English into Korean

햄스트링, 무릎의 건, 건을 끊어서 절름발이로 만들다

Hamstring: translate from English into Russian

Подколенное сухожилие, Калечить, Поджилки, Подрезать крылья, Подрезать поджилки, Резко ослаблять

Hamstring: translate from English into Spanish

Tendón de la corva, Desjarretar

Word origin

16th century: from ham1 + string.

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Hamstring – similar words

hamstrings

ˈhæm.strɪŋ

noun
Any of five tendons at the back of a person's knee.
Usage examples:
He pulled a hamstring

verb
Cripple (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…

verb
To 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…

Hamstrings - all meanings in English

Hamstring synonims

cripple

ˈkrɪp.əl

verb
Cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally.
Usage examples:
Developing countries are crippled by their debts

noun
A person with a severe limitation of a specified kind.
Usage examples:
An emotional cripple

verb
Deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

Cripple - all meanings in English

disable

dɪˈseɪ.bəl

verb
(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities.
Usage examples:
It's an injury that could disable somebody for life

verb
To make something or someone unable to act in the correct or usual way
Usage examples:
Thieves disabled the museum’s alarm system.

verb
To turn off a part of a computer system, or stop it from working in the normal way
Usage examples:
To disable a program or device, right-click its listing under the appropriate category and choose '…

Disable - all meanings in English

handicap

ˈhæn.dɪ.kæp

noun
A circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.
Usage examples:
Not being able to drive was something of a handicap

verb
Act as an impediment to.
Usage examples:
Lack of funding has handicapped the development of research

noun
A physical or mental condition that makes ordinary activities more difficult than they are for other people
Usage examples:
His loss of hearing was a severe handicap., their lack of knowledge of computer programming was not…

Handicap - all meanings in English

hock

hɒk

noun
The joint in a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock, the angle of which points backwards.
Usage examples:
These diseases can affect the shoulder, elbow, knee, or hock joints in animals.

verb
Deposit (an object) with a pawnbroker as security for money lent.
Usage examples:
The enlisted servicemen and women hock stuff in the pawn shops and borrow against payday.

noun
A dry white wine from the german rhineland.
Usage examples:
This name being a bit of a tongue twister for the petite bourgeoisie who were immediately attracted…

Hock - all meanings in English

injure

ˈɪn.dʒər

verb
Do physical harm or damage to (someone).
Usage examples:
The explosion injured several people

verb
Cause bodily harm to

verb
To hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal
Usage examples:
A bomb exploded at the embassy, injuring several people., she fell and injured her shoulder., he wa…

Injure - all meanings in English

lame

leɪm

adjective
(especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot.
Usage examples:
His horse went lame

verb
Make (a person or animal) lame.
Usage examples:
He was badly lamed during the expedition

noun
Fabric with interwoven gold or silver threads.
Usage examples:
A gold lamé suit

Lame - all meanings in English

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