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1. (n.) hamstring
(in humans)
2. hamstring
any of the tendons in the region behind the knee.
3. hamstring
(in quadrupeds) the great tendon at the back of the hock.
4. (v.t.) hamstring
to disable by cutting hamstrings.
5. hamstring
to render powerless, ineffective, etc.; thwart:
hamstrung by fear.
Etymology: (1555–65)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) hamstring, hamstring tendon
one of the tendons at the back of the knee
2. (verb) hamstring
make ineffective or powerless
"The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"
3. (verb) hamstring
cripple by cutting the hamstring
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hamstring
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
2. (verb) hamstring
to lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable
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