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ham·string
hamstring
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- pronunciation:
- haem
strIng
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
one of two tendons at the hollow of a human knee.
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definition 2: |
the large tendon at the back of the hock in a four-legged animal.
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definition 3: |
any of three muscles at the back of the human thigh that are used to flex the knee, rotate the leg, and extend the thigh.
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
hamstrings, hamstringing, hamstrung |
definition 1: |
to disable or cripple by cutting the tendon at the back of the knee in a human or the hock in an animal.
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definition 2: |
to disable or thwart.
Production was hamstrung by lack of capital. |
related words: |
cripple, frustrate, lame, paralyze, sabotage |
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