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ham·string 
[ham-string] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -strung, -string·ing.
[ham-string] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -strung, -string·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee. |
| 2. | (in quadrupeds) the great tendon at the back of the hock. |
| 3. | to disable by cutting the hamstring or hamstrings; cripple. |
| 4. | to render powerless or useless; thwart: Their efforts were hamstrung by stubborn pride. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ham·string
(hām'strĭng') Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. ham·strung (-strŭng'), ham·string·ing, ham·strings
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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hamstring (v.)
hamstring (v.)
1641, "to disable, render useless," a figurative verbal extension from the noun hamstring "tendon at the back of the knee" (1565), from ham "bend of the knee" (see ham (1)) + string. Cutting this would render a person or animal lame.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| hamstring | |
noun | |
| 1. | one of the tendons at the back of the knee |
verb | |
| 1. | make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules" |
| 2. | cripple by cutting the hamstring |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| hamstring
(hām'strĭng') Pronunciation Key
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. |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hamstring ham·string (hām'strĭng')
n.
- Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee.
- hamstrings The hamstring muscle.
- The large tendon in the back of the hind tarsal joint of the quadruped.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Hamstring
Ham"string`\, n. (Anat.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Hamstring
Ham"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hamstrung; p. pr. & vb. n. Hamstringing. See String.] To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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