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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…

Hamstring translation into English

Hamstring: translate from English into Chinese

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腘绳肌

Hamstring: translate from English into Dutch

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Hamstring, Verminken, Pees, Bederven

Hamstring: translate from English into French

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Tendon, Handicaper, Couper les tendons

Hamstring: translate from English into German

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

Hamstring: translate from English into Hindi

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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

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

Hamstring: translate from English into Korean

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햄스트링, 무릎의 건, 건을 끊어서 절름발이로 만들다

Hamstring: translate from English into Russian

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

Hamstring: translate from English into Spanish

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Tendón de la corva, Desjarretar

Word origin

16th century: from ham1 + string.

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Hamstring – similar words

hamstrings

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

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

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

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

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

verb

Do physical harm or damage to (someone).

Usage examples:

The explosion injured several people
verb

Cause bodily harm to

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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