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Hamstring Common

Hamstring has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

one of the tendons at the back of the knee

2

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.

Verb
1

make ineffective or powerless

"The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"

2

cripple by cutting the hamstring

3

To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.

See Also
ham hamstringing knee muscle biceps femoris incapacitate semimembranosus hock
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
tendon torment cripple

Origin

The word combines "ham," referring to the region behind the knee, with "string." It originally described a tendon located in that area.

Rhyming Words
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