hamstring

ham·string

 (hăm′strĭng′)

n.

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)

n

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.

b. Achilles tendon.

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]

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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.

See also related terms for thigh.

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hamstring

Past participle: hamstrung
Gerund: hamstringing

Imperative

hamstring

hamstring

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hamstring - one of the tendons at the back of the knee hamstring tendon 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" bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
	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"

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hamstring

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

Related words
adjective popliteal

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hamstring

verb

To restrict the activity or free movement of:

chain, fetter, hamper, handcuff, hobble, leash, manacle, shackle, tie, trammel.

Informal: hog-tie.

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Translations

incapacetendinetendine dietro il ginocchio

hamstring

[ˈhæmstrɪŋ] (hamstrung (vb: pt, pp))

A. N [of person] → tendón m de la corva; [of animal] → tendón m del jarrete

B. VT (lit) → desjarretar (fig) → paralizar

C. CPD hamstring injury N → lesión f del tendón de la corva

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hamstring

[ˈhæmstrɪŋ]

n → tendon m du jarret hamstring injury

vt [+ person, activity, development] → paralyserhamstring injury n → claquage m au jarret

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hamstring

vb: pret, ptp <hamstrung>

n (Anat) → Kniesehne f; (of animal) → Achillessehne f

vt

(lit) person, animal → die Kniesehne/Achillessehne durchschneiden (+dat)

(fig) attempt etc → vereiteln, unterbinden; person → handlungsunfähig machen; to be hamstrung → aufgeschmissen sein (inf); (project) → lahmgelegt sein, lahmliegen

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hamstring

[ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ] (hamstrung (vb: pt, pp))

1. n (Anat) → tendine m del ginocchio; (of horse) → corda del garretto

2. vt → tagliare i tendini delle gambe a (fig) → tagliare le gambe a

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ham·string

1. n. tendones de la corva;

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

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

hamstring

n tendón m de la corva

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