hamstring

ham·string

(hăm′strĭng′)

1. Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee.

2. or hamstrings The hamstring muscle.

3. The large tendon in the back of the hock of a quadruped.

tr.v. ham·strung (-strŭng′), ham·string·ing, ham·strings

1. To cut the hamstring of (an animal or a person) and thereby cripple.

2. To destroy or hinder the efficiency of; frustrate: "These worthwhile books are often hamstrung by unimaginative formats and inaccurate art" (Don Lessem).

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hamstring

(ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ)

1. (Anatomy) anatomy any of the tendons at the back of the knee.

2. (Zoology) the large tendon at the back of the hock in the hind leg of a horse, etc

vb (tr) , -strings, -stringing or -strung

3. to cripple by cutting the hamstring of

4. to ruin or thwart

[C16: ham¹ + string]

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ham•string

(ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ)

n., v. -strung, -string•ing. n.

1. (in humans)

a. any of the tendons in the region behind the knee.

2. (in quadrupeds) the great tendon at the back of the hock.

v.t.

3. to disable by cutting hamstrings.

4. to render powerless, ineffective, etc.; thwart: hamstrung by fear.

[1555–65]

ham·string

(hăm′strĭng′)

A powerful group of muscles with strong tendons at the back of the thigh or hind leg.

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ham, hamstring - Originally, the part of the leg behind the knee was called the ham, and then the tendon near the ham was the hamstring; by extension, the ham became the thigh and buttock together.

hamstring

Past participle: hamstrung
Gerund: hamstringing

Imperative
hamstring
hamstring

Present
I hamstring
you hamstring
he/she/it hamstrings
we hamstring
you hamstring
they hamstring

Preterite
I hamstrung
you hamstrung
he/she/it hamstrung
we hamstrung
you hamstrung
they hamstrung

Present Continuous
I am hamstringing
you are hamstringing
he/she/it is hamstringing
we are hamstringing
you are hamstringing
they are hamstringing

Present Perfect
I have hamstrung
you have hamstrung
he/she/it has hamstrung
we have hamstrung
you have hamstrung
they have hamstrung

Past Continuous
I was hamstringing
you were hamstringing
he/she/it was hamstringing
we were hamstringing
you were hamstringing
they were hamstringing

Past Perfect
I had hamstrung
you had hamstrung
he/she/it had hamstrung
we had hamstrung
you had hamstrung
they had hamstrung

Future
I will hamstring
you will hamstring
he/she/it will hamstring
we will hamstring
you will hamstring
they will hamstring

Future Perfect
I will have hamstrung
you will have hamstrung
he/she/it will have hamstrung
we will have hamstrung
you will have hamstrung
they will have hamstrung

Future Continuous
I will be hamstringing
you will be hamstringing
he/she/it will be hamstringing
we will be hamstringing
you will be hamstringing
they will be hamstringing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hamstringing
you have been hamstringing
he/she/it has been hamstringing
we have been hamstringing
you have been hamstringing
they have been hamstringing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hamstringing
you will have been hamstringing
he/she/it will have been hamstringing
we will have been hamstringing
you will have been hamstringing
they will have been hamstringing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hamstringing
you had been hamstringing
he/she/it had been hamstringing
we had been hamstringing
you had been hamstringing
they had been hamstringing

Conditional
I would hamstring
you would hamstring
he/she/it would hamstring
we would hamstring
you would hamstring
they would hamstring

Past Conditional
I would have hamstrung
you would have hamstrung
he/she/it would have hamstrung
we would have hamstrung
you would have hamstrung
they would have hamstrung

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	hamstring - one of the tendons at the back of the knee sinew, tendon - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
Verb	1.	hamstring - make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"
	2.	hamstring - cripple by cutting the hamstring lame - deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"

hamstring

verb thwart, stop, block, prevent, ruin, frustrate, handicap, curb, foil, obstruct, impede, balk, fetter He could hamstring a conservative-led coalition.

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hamstring

verb

To restrict the activity or free movement of:

Translations

hamstring

[ˈhæmstrɪŋ] (hamstrung (vb: pt, pp))

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hamstring

vb: pret, ptp <hamstrung>

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hamstring

[ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ] (hamstrung (vb: pt, pp))

ham·string

1. n. tendones de la corva;

2. músculos flexores y aductores de la parte posterior del muslo.

hamstring

n tendón m de la corva