About The Word Hamstring
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Hamstring Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Hamstring?
[n] one of the tendons at the back of the knee
[v] cripple by cutting the hamstring [v] make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules" Synonyms | Synonyms for Hamstring: hamstring tendon Related Terms | Find terms related to Hamstring: bugger | burden | castrate | cramp | cripple | cumber | debilitate | de-energize | deflate | disable | disarm | disenable | drain | emasculate | embarrass | enchain | encumber | enfeeble | enmesh | ensnarl | entangle | entoil | entrammel | entrap | entwine | fetter | gag | hamper | handcuff | handicap | hobble | hog-tie | hors de combat | impede | inactivate | incapacitate | involve | kibosh | knock out | lame | lime | lumber | maim | manacle | muzzle | net | paralyze | press down | prostrate | put | queer | queer the works | sabotage | saddle with | shackle | silence | snarl | spike | strangle | tangle | throttle | toil | trammel | truss up | unfit | weaken | weigh down | wing | wreck See Also | bedevil | cripple | crucify | dun | frustrate | lame | rag | sinew | tendon | torment Hamstring In Webster's Dictionary \Ham"string`\, n. (Anat.)
One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or
space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the
back of the thigh.
\Ham"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hamstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hamstringing}. See {String}.] To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. --Milton. |
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