hamstring (redirected from outer hamstring)

ham·string  (hmstrng)

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 (-strng), 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

Noun

one of the tendons at the back of the knee

Verb

[-stringing, -strung]

to make it difficult for someone to take any action [ham (in the sense: leg)]

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hamstring  (hmstrng)

A powerful group of muscles at the back of the thigh that arise in the hip and pelvis and insert as strong tendons behind the knee. The hamstring bends the knee and helps to straighten the hip.

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, cripple - 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

Translations

hamstring [ˈhæmstrɪŋ] n (Anat) → tendon m du jarret

hamstring [ˈhæmstrɪŋ] n → Kniesehne f

vt → einengen

hamstring [ˈhæmstrɪŋ] n (ANAT) → tendine m del ginocchio