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noun
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.
verb (used with object)
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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hamstring (ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | anatomy any of the tendons at the back of the kneeRelated: popliteal |
| 2. | the large tendon at the back of the hock in the hind leg of a horse, etc |
| —vb , -strings, -stringing, -strung | |
| 3. | to cripple by cutting the hamstring of |
| 4. | to ruin or thwart |
| Related: popliteal | |
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Medical Dictionary
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.
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Science Dictionary
| 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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Example sentences
They also enhance flexibility in the hip and hamstring muscles, and in the tendons at the back of the thigh.
Grant, nagged by a hamstring injury since training camp, said he finally felt healthy.
Lewis didn't play a full complement of snaps, likely due to his hamstring injury.
Something snapped in his physical resistance after months of uncertainty about an inflamed hamstring compounded by a foot injury.
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